Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination among Hospital Staff-Understanding What Matters to Hesitant People.

Hospital staff are a priority target group in the European COVID-19 vaccination strategy. Measuring the extent of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and understanding the reasons behind it are essential to be able to tailor effective communication campaigns. Using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a theoretical framework, a survey was conducted among staff members of a Belgian three-site hospital center between 6 and 20 January 2021.

[Perceptions and attitudes of nurses on emotional and sexual lives of cancer patients].

Introduction: Despite the frequency of sexual issues during cancer care, the majority of nurses do not bring up the topic with their patients. The purpose of this study is to encourage nurses in oncology and hematology units on how to better participate in the assessment of the well-being of cancer patients as part of their sexual health.

Methods: Using an interview guide, we conducted a qualitative study by interviewing twenty nurses working in the Oncology and Hematology Units of four Belgian hospitals.

Nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae among cardiothoracic surgical patients: causes and consequences.

Background: Enterobacteriaceae are recognized as leading pathogens of healthcare-associated infections.

Aim: To report the investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae affecting cardiothoracic surgery patients in a Belgian academic hospital.

Methods: Cases were defined based on epidemiological and microbiological investigations, including molecular typing using repetitive element-based polymerase chain reaction and multi-locus sequence typing.

[Standardisation of methods for dilution of intravenous medications in hospital].

Introduction The administration of intravenous medications in hospital is a common practice. Although it may seem almost insignificant, this practice remains no less an act which involves risks, due to many factors identified. It is therefore important to gather, clarify and communicate the updated information on the modalities of the administration of these injections in order to facilitate and secure the work of the teams of care with a view of an optimal and standardized administration of intravenous medications.