Background: Use this tool to assess clinical staff attitudes before starting your KPC infection control project. It will help identify needs for additional education and advocacy in order to get staff engaged.
Instructions: Let staff know that the information is being collected anonymously, and administer either on paper or via a Web survey application.
Use: Use the results to provide feedback to the clinical team on their attitudes.
Clinical Staff Attitudes Toward KPC Control and Prevention
You are being asked to complete this anonymous survey because you are in a staff group that has some responsibility for infection control. Please answer each question based on your own experiences and perceptions. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this important project.
Improving Performance in Infection Control
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Definitions: In this survey, we ask about organizational goals, priorities and activities at your facility and in your clinical unit. To clarify a few items as you begin to respond:
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Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements:
1. About your facility:
| Statement | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree |
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| My facility is committed to delivering the highest quality patient care | |||||
| My facility has a clear sense of direction | |||||
| My facility has a clear action plan that details the steps needed to improve patient care | |||||
| At my facility, it is a high priority to provide patient care according to evidence-based guidelines | |||||
| The leadership at my facility places high priority on improving infection control in our clinical areas |
2. About the care provided in your clinical unit:
| Statement | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree |
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| Day-to-day activities demonstrate that patient care quality is important | |||||
| It is difficult to fix quality problems that involve other services at this facility | |||||
| Some patients receive too little care | |||||
| Patient care processes have been standardized | |||||
| Patient care is well coordinated across different parts of the facility | |||||
| Handoffs of patients or information across units go smoothly | |||||
| I would feel completely comfortable having a family member treated at this facility without my being able to monitor their care |
3. About your team in your clinical unit:
| Statement | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree |
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| Our team learns from the efforts of others to improve compliance with infection control guidelines in our facility | |||||
| Senior management supports our efforts and helps us obtain the necessary resources and cooperation | |||||
| After we have implemented a change, team members think about and learn from the results | |||||
| This organization makes sure people have the skills and knowledge to work as a team | |||||
| Our service chief or service line manager helps us obtain cooperation and resources from other services or clinical units when needed | |||||
| Analyzing clinical processes to identify areas for improvement is a regular part of our work | |||||
| When trying to improve performance, we systematically test out new ideas |
4. About knowledge specific to KPC infections and guidelines
| Statement | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree |
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| The incidence of KPC colonization and infection among our patients is likely to increase in the near term | |||||
| KPC is likely to become as big a threat as MRSA and C. diff | |||||
| Clear and complete information about KPC has been shared with our team | |||||
| Our team understands the new infection control guidelines specific to KPC |
5. About possible barriers to compliance with NEW infection control policies
| Statement | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree |
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| There is a lack of awareness of the new guidelines | |||||
| I sometimes forget to follow the new guidelines | |||||
| The new guidelines are inconsistent and/or confusing | |||||
| The new guidelines are not effective | |||||
| Ancillary personnel from outside the unit are not adequately trained on the new guidelines | |||||
| The new guidelines are not realistic given our workflow | |||||
| There was enough education about the new guidelines | |||||
| The necessary supplies/equipment are available to follow the new guidelines | |||||
| The supplies/equipment are conveniently located | |||||
| Following the new guidelines takes time away from patient care | |||||
| Our workload is too heavy to follow the new guidelines |
6. About you
| Advanced practitioner (NP, PA, Nurse Manager, Clinical Nurse Specialist) | |
| Registered Nurse | |
| LPN or Nursing Assistant | |
| Physician | |
| Other Clinical |
Please check the box corresponding to the clinical unit you work in, if you work in more than one please respond with the unit you spend the most time in.
| (Put the names of the relevant units at your site here) | |
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| Medical/Surgical ICU | |
| CT Surgery ICU | |
| (CCU) |
