Quantifying the progressing landscape of infection preventionists: A survey-based analysis of workload and resource needs
This study highlights that infection prevention departments are persistently understaffed, and IPs are consistently working excessive hours across health care settings. Factors such as geographic location and interdepartmental collaboration significantly influence staffing needs and workload demands.
Authors
- Shanina Knighton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-7589)
- Brenna Doran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5023-1018)
- Janis Swain
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- Infection Prevention Society (GB)
- Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US)
- University School (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.003
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79