Publications by authors named "Janet Brintnell"
Article Synopsis
- A study utilized qualitative data collection and thematic analysis to explore infection prevention practices in a neonatal intensive care unit, aiming to identify gaps and challenges.
- Key findings highlighted confusion around infection zones and insufficient design elements that may hinder healthcare workers' adherence to good practices, despite high hand hygiene compliance.
- The research developed a framework that suggests how thoughtful design can enhance infection prevention efforts, addressing issues like spatial constraints and workload pressures faced by healthcare professionals.
Objective: Most cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) are sporadic, but outbreaks in hospital settings suggest an infectious cause. Our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experienced an outbreak of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). We aimed to assess whether the enhancement of infection prevention and control measures would be associated with a reduction in the number of cases of NEC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring the second half of the 1990s, healthcare in Canada experienced significant downsizing and reform. One of the consequences of these reorganizations has been a reduction in the number of clinical managers and a significant increase in their span of control, to the point that often their abilities to fulfil their role as clinical managers are hindered (Altaffer 1998; Counsell et al. 2001; Pabst 1993).
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