Current status of post competency of nosocomial infection prevention and control practitioners in 130 medical institutions of Zhengzhou in 2023
OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of post competency of the nosocomial infection prevention and control practitioners in Zhengzhou.METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted for the nosocomial infec-tion prevention and control practitioners from 130 medical institutions of Zhengzhou by using personal basic infor-mation questionnaire,competency self-evaluation scale,occupational environment self-evaluation scale and occupa-tional satisfaction self-evaluation scale from Jun 2023 to Jul 2023.RESULTS A total of 459 pieces of questionnaires were finally recycled,457 of which were valid,with the effective rate of recycle 99.56%.The total score of post competency was(214.17±49.76)points,and the standardized score was(7.14±1.66)points.The standardized scores of the 3 core dimensions from high to low were in turn as follows:organizational cooperation ability,basic ability of infection prevention and control,professional development ability.Among 11 sub-dimensions,the occu-pational protection scored the highest,while the comprehensive knowledge scored the lowest.The longer the years of engaging in the infection prevention and control,the higher the score of post competency was(P<0.05).The better the occupational environment,the higher the occupational satisfaction,the higher the score of post compe-tency was(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The post competency of the nosocomial infection prevention and control practi-tioners in Zhengzhou still has large room for improvement,and it is necessary for the medical institutions to increase the support for the infection prevention and control,optimize the structure of the infection control personnel and continuously raise the post competency.
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