Competency in infection prevention: A conceptual approach to guide current and future practice

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 296-303

  Murphy, Denise M ^a   Hanchett, Marilyn ^b   Olmsted, Russell N ^c   Farber, Michelle R ^d   Lee, Terri B ^e   Haas, Janet P ^f   Streed, Stephen A ^g  

^a Main Line Health Heart Center   (United States)

^b APIC   (United States)

^c Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^d Mercy Community Hospital   (United States)

^e CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g HealthPark Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Career stages; Competence; Competency model; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SKILL; TEAMWORK;

EID: 84860352698     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.002     Document Type: Note

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