Job analysis 1992: Infection control practitioner

The practice of infection control and applied epidemiology: A historical perspective

“…The majority (87%) of respondents were RNs; 9% held an associate degree; 44% held a baccalaureate degree; and 24% held an advanced degree. 14 The majority of respondents had 9 years or more in infection control practice (56%), worked in hospitals with greater than 200 beds (64%) less than 40 hours a week (52%), and were certified in infection control (72%). Ninety-five tasks identified in the 1992 PA were organized into 5 major practice dimensions describing the responsibilities of ICPs in the United States and Canada: infectious process, surveillance/epidemiologic investigation, transmission of infection, management and communication, and education 14 (Table 1); however, new tasks were added, and outdated tasks were eliminated.…”

“…14 The majority of respondents had 9 years or more in infection control practice (56%), worked in hospitals with greater than 200 beds (64%) less than 40 hours a week (52%), and were certified in infection control (72%). Ninety-five tasks identified in the 1992 PA were organized into 5 major practice dimensions describing the responsibilities of ICPs in the United States and Canada: infectious process, surveillance/epidemiologic investigation, transmission of infection, management and communication, and education 14 (Table 1); however, new tasks were added, and outdated tasks were eliminated. 14 Each PA builds on those conducted previously and is an important component of ensuring content validity that reflects current infection control practice.…”

“…Ninety-five tasks identified in the 1992 PA were organized into 5 major practice dimensions describing the responsibilities of ICPs in the United States and Canada: infectious process, surveillance/epidemiologic investigation, transmission of infection, management and communication, and education 14 (Table 1); however, new tasks were added, and outdated tasks were eliminated. 14 Each PA builds on those conducted previously and is an important component of ensuring content validity that reflects current infection control practice. This process of content validation involves systematic collection of information that describes behaviors and activities (tasks) performed by occupants of the practice in question.…”

Developing a model to assess optimum infection control workforce in acute care settings

“…The SENIC study 5 is unlikely to be repeated because of its scale and cost. 7 Instead, the optimal number of IPCNs necessary to deliver the service has been addressed through consensus methods. Decisions have been based on practitioners' assessments of the core activities that IPCNs should be required to perform and how long they take.…”

“…Decisions have been based on practitioners' assessments of the core activities that IPCNs should be required to perform and how long they take. 2,[7][8][9][10][11] The work has been undertaken on behalf of professional bodies and findings, based on the opinions of their members, 7-10 and do not necessarily reflect the views of practitioners who are not affiliated with these professional associations. In the UK, examination of IPCN activities has taken place mainly at the local level.…”