Burnett E, Curran E, Loveday H P, Kiernan M A, Tannahill M
School of Nursing and Midwifery in collaboration with the Infection Prevention Society, Infection Prevention and Control, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Infection Control, Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, UK.
J Infect Prev. 2014 Jan;15(1):14-21. doi: 10.1177/1757177413512387. Epub 2013 Nov 18.
Healthcare is delivered in a dynamic environment with frequent changes in populations, methods, equipment and settings. Infection prevention and control practitioners (IPCPs) must ensure that they are competent in addressing the challenges they face and are equipped to develop infection prevention and control (IPC) services in line with a changing world of healthcare provision. A multifaceted Framework was developed to assist IPCPs to enhance competence at an individual, team and organisational level to enable quality performance and improved quality of care. However, if these aspirations are to be met, it is vital that competency frameworks are fit for purpose or they risk being ignored. The aim of this unique study was to evaluate short and medium term outcomes as set out in the Outcome Logic Model to assist with the evaluation of the impact and success of the Framework. This study found that while the Framework is being used effectively in some areas, it is not being used as much or in the ways that were anticipated. The findings will enable future work on revision, communication and dissemination, and will provide intelligence to those initiating education and training in the utilisation of the competences.
医疗保健是在一个动态环境中提供的，人口、方法、设备和环境不断变化。感染预防与控制从业人员（IPCPs）必须确保自己有能力应对所面临的挑战，并具备相应条件，以便根据不断变化的医疗保健提供环境来开展感染预防与控制（IPC）服务。为此制定了一个多方面的框架，以协助IPCPs在个人、团队和组织层面提高能力，从而实现高质量的绩效和改善护理质量。然而，要实现这些目标，至关重要的是能力框架要适用，否则可能会被忽视。这项独特研究的目的是评估结果逻辑模型中规定的短期和中期结果，以协助评估该框架的影响和成效。该研究发现，虽然该框架在某些领域得到了有效应用，但并未像预期的那样得到广泛应用或采用预期的方式使用。这些研究结果将为未来的修订、沟通和传播工作提供依据，并为那些开展能力利用方面教育和培训的人员提供信息。
