Does continuity in nursing staff matter? A pilot study on correlation of central line-associated bloodstream infections and employee turnover

Does continuity in nursing staff matter? A pilot study on correlation of central line-associated bloodstream infections and employee turnover

Abstract Background Understaffing has been previously reported as a risk factor for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). No previous study addressed the question whether fluctuations in staffing have an impact on CLABSI incidence. We analyzed prospectively collected CLABSI survei...

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Main Authors: Thomas Scheier, Stefan P. Kuster, Mesida Dunic, Christian Falk, Hugo Sax, Peter W. Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
CLABSI
Personnel turnover
Surveillance
Hospital-acquired infections
Infection prevention
Infection control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00958-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00958-z

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