Current status of advanced study personnel engaging in hospital-acquired infection control in a three-A hospital

OBJECTIVE To investigate and analyze the current situation and problems of the advanced personnel engaging in the hospital-acquired infection control during their training period and explore the existing countermeasures and future development.

METHODS The literatures regarding to the advanced study in China were retrieved from databases, the subjects of the literatures covered infection control-related advanced study practice, discipline construction, position competence, talent cultivation, scientific research innovation, professional title evaluation, laws, regulations and development plans. From Aug. 2024 to Nov. 2024, a questionnaire survey and face-to-face interviews were conducted among 36 advanced study personnel from 9 provinces of China who engaged in hospital-acquired infection control in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital. Eventually, 36 questionnaires were retrieved, all of which were valid with a questionnaire recovery rate of 100.00%.

RESULTS Among the 36 advanced study personnel of hospital-acquired infection control, 58.33% were medium-grade professional title; preventive medicine (41.67%), clinical medicine (25.00%) and nursing (16.67%) ranked the top 3 majors. The personnel engaged in the infection control for more than 6 years, and the duration of the advanced study was generally 3 or 6 months. In reality, the personnel faced the choices in terms of the purposes of further education, learning approaches and learning contents. The advanced study personnel also encountered the problems of challenges from promotion, improvement of position competency, integration with clinical training, supervision and practice, as well as physiological, psychological and family pressure.

CONCLUSION Aiming at the problems that the advanced study personnel are generally concerned about, such as how to scientifically and effectively carry out hospital-acquired infection control advanced study and preset and solve the problems that may encounter, it is necessary to formulate targeted training programmes so as to provide bases and enlightenment for establishment of a long-term mechanism for advanced study of infection control in China.