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Perceived Barriers To Infection Prevention And Control For Nursing Home Certified Nursing Assistants: A Qualitative Study., Jasmine Travers, Carolyn T A Herzig, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Eileen Carter, Catherine C Cohen, Patricia K Semeraro, Ragnhildur I Bjarnadottir, Patricia W Stone

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Healthcare-associated infections, while preventable, result in increased morbidity and mortality in nursing home (NH) residents. Frontline personnel, such as certified nursing assistants (CNAs), are crucial to successful implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. The purpose of this study was to explore barriers to implementing and maintaining IPC practices for NH CNAs as well as to describe strategies used to overcome these barriers. We conducted a multi-site qualitative study of NH personnel important to infection control. Audio-recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and transcripts were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Five key themes emerged as perceived barriers to effective IPC …