| Title: |
How do Clostridium difficile infections affect nurses’ everyday hospital work: A qualitative study |
| Authors: |
Guillemin, Isabelle; Marrel, Alexia; Beriot‐Mathiot, Axelle; Doucet, Carole; Kazoglou, Odysseas; Luxemburger, Christine; Reygrobellet, Camille; Arnould, Benoit |
| Source: |
International Journal of Nursing Practice ; volume 21, issue S2, page 38-45 ; ISSN 1322-7114 1440-172X |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
This qualitative study explored the impact of C lostridium difficile infections on nurses’ everyday work in the hospital. Twelve nurses (six in F rance and six in the U nited S tates) were interviewed in depth using a semi‐structured interview guide. Thematic analysis of the interviews was performed. Managing diarrhoea and taking precautionary measures for infection control were the two most inconvenient aspects nurses reported with C . difficile patient management. Precautions included contact isolation, hand hygiene and reorganization/coordination of nursing care and ward. Precautions were time consuming and significantly increased nurses’ workload when combined with caring for patients with uncontrollable, frequent bouts of diarrhoea. Management of C . difficile infection is extremely burdensome for nurses in their everyday work and disruptive to hospital organizations as a whole. Prevention of C . difficile infections, together with coordinated team work and communication, would therefore contribute to decreasing nurses’ workload and the burden to health‐care facilities associated with caring for these patients. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/ijn.12166 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12166; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fijn.12166; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ijn.12166 |
| Rights: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.4E3EAC4B |
| Database: |
BASE |