Denton Andrea, Fry Carole, O'Connor Helen, Robinson Jude
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
J Infect Prev. 2019 Jan;20(1):18-24. doi: 10.1177/1757177418798908. Epub 2019 Jan 18.
Competences for infection prevention and control (IPC) practitioners were first introduced by the Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA) in 2000. In recent years, they have been revised by the Education and Professional Development Committee of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS). The competences are a multi-purpose tool to support and inform service and workforce development and management at an operational and strategic level. They can assist in designing education programmes, help with staff appraisal, personal development plans and support revalidation alongside developing team structures and requirements. They enable the practitioner to review their own current position of progression and clinical standing from the position of assisted, supervised and independent. These terms are designed to assist the user to express the level of competence at which they work. This may differ depending on the competences that are being explored. This current version of the IPS competences (2018) have been designed to reflect the current structures and practices within the health and social care economy. They have been redeveloped within an electronic interactive framework to encourage usability and assist with manageability and record keeping. The competency framework tool is intended as a guide; the idea is for the practitioner to focus on relevant aspects of the competences and combine with organisational and individual goals and revalidation where applicable.
感染预防与控制（IPC）从业者的能力最初由感染控制护士协会（ICNA）于2000年提出。近年来，它们由感染预防协会（IPS）的教育与专业发展委员会进行了修订。这些能力是一种多用途工具，可在运营和战略层面支持并为服务、劳动力发展及管理提供信息。它们有助于设计教育项目，辅助员工评估、个人发展计划，并在发展团队结构和要求的同时支持重新验证。它们使从业者能够从协助、监督和独立的角度审视自己当前的进展情况和临床地位。这些术语旨在帮助使用者表达他们工作时的能力水平。这可能因所探讨的能力不同而有所差异。IPS能力的当前版本（2018年）旨在反映健康和社会护理经济中的当前结构和实践。它们是在电子交互框架内重新开发的，以提高可用性，并有助于管理和记录保存。能力框架工具旨在作为一种指导；其理念是让从业者专注于能力的相关方面，并在适用时将其与组织和个人目标以及重新验证相结合。
