Exploration of practice of"specialist in nosocomial control"position in emergency management of infectious diseases in hospitals
OBJECTIVE To explore the practice and application effect of"specialist in nosocomial control"in medi-cal institutions in response to infectious disease outbreaks and emergencies.METHODS Taking the medical and nursing staff of the isolation ward of Beijing Ditan Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University as the re-search subject,the practical effect and application significance of the post setting in the management of the infec-tion control were verified by comparing the key indicators of hospital infection management and the incidence rate of hospital infection before and after the establishment of the post of"specialist in nosocomial control",and by combining the quantitative and qualitative analysis methods.RESULTS After the establishment of"specialist in nosocomial control"post,the scores of infection knowledge and hospital sense knowledge of healthcare workers in the emergency zone improved significantly compared with those before the established of the post(P<0.05).In addition,the rates of hand hygiene compliance and correctness,and the pass rates for mask wearing and donning and doffing of protective clothing improved compared with those before the established of the post(P<0.05),and the risk of infection of healthcare workers and patients was also reduced.CONCLUSION In the emergency management of COVID-19 respiratory infectious diseases,the post of"hospital infection special attention"was set up and promoted according to the actual situation,which was of great value to ensure the quality of medical safety in the emergency area and reduce the occurrence of nosocomial infection,and it also provided reference and think-ing for the management of the emergency response of unknown respiratory infectious diseases in the future.
Specialist in nosocomial controlHospital infection managementRespiratory infectious diseaseCon-tingency management