대한의료관련감염관리학회 Korean Society for Healthcare-associated infection Control and Prevention.

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Frequency of works performed by infection control nurses responded to the COVID-19 pandemic (N=113)

Contents Frequently Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly N/A
N (%)
Establishment and operation of epidemic management systems
Managing the response system 58 (51.3) 27 (23.9) 9 (8.0) 11 (9.7) 6 (5.3) 2 (1.8)
Supporting (operating) emergency committee meetings 55 (48.7) 3 (2.7) 28 (24.8) 13 (11.5) 10 (8.8) 4 (3.5)
Managing screening and respiratory care clinics 32 (28.3) 49 (43.4) 12 (10.6) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.8) 17 (15.0)
Managing human and material resources 31 (27.4) 31 (27.4) 16 (14.2) 8 (7.1) - 27 (23.9)
Modifying and coordinating COVID-19 response procedures 78 (69.0) 8 (7.1) 7 (6.2) 12 (10.6) 6 (5.3) 2 (1.8)
Development and distribution of operational guidelines
Developing operational guidelines and regulations 72 (63.7) 5 (4.4) 3 (2.7) 12 (10.6) 18 (15.9) 3 (2.7)
Disseminating operational guidelines and regulations 77 (68.1) 7 (6.2) 5 (4.4) 10 (8.8) 13 (11.6) 1 (0.9)
Epidemiological investigation and quarantine
Identifying confirmed case information 82 (72.6) 23 (20.4) 3 (2.7) - 1 (0.9) 4 (3.4)
Identifying exposed individuals’information and lists 89 (78.7) 15 (13.3) 3 (2.7) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.7) 3 (2.7)
Determining the scope of management for exposed individuals 88 (77.9) 12 (10.6) 4 (3.5) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.8) 6 (5.3)
Determining the scope of quarantine measures 90 (79.6) 12 (10.6) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.8) 3 (2.7) 5 (4.4)
Cooperating with government-dispatched epidemiologists 91 (80.5) 6 (5.3) 3 (2.7) 3 (2.7) 4 (3.5) 6 (5.3)
Confirming environmental disinfection of contaminated areas 76 (67.3) 14 (12.4) 7 (6.2) 6 (5.3) 2 (1.7) 8 (7.1)
Education
Developing educational materials 68 (60.2) 2 (1.8) 7 (6.2) 18 (15.9) 16 (14.2) 2 (1.7)
Conducting education on infection transmission and prevention for employee 71 (62.8) 2 (1.8) 6 (5.3) 13 (11.5) 18 (15.9) 3 (2.7)
Training, evaluating, and educating employee on the donning and doffing of PPE 70 (61.9) 1 (0.9) 7 (6.2) 11 (9.7) 23 (20.4) 1 (0.9)
Statistics and data management
Identifying and organizing the lists of confirmed cases 85 (75.0) 16 (14.2) 3 (2.7) 3 (2.7) 3 (2.7) 3 (2.7)
Preparing and analyzing statistics on COVID-19 case occurrences 67 (59.3) 16 (14.2) 6 (5.3) 9 (8.0) 7 (6.2) 8 (7.0)
Preparing reports for internal and external agencies 63 (55.8) 15 (13.3) 10 (8.8) 10 (8.8) 10 (8.8) 5 (4.5)
Consultation and advisory services
Responding to inquiries from patients or employee 91 (80.5) 21 (18.6) - 1 (0.9) - -
Responding to inquiries from external agencies 92 (81.4) 19 (16.8) 1 (0.9) 1 (0.9) - -
Communication and publicity (information provision)
Notifying all employee of confirmed case occurrences 76 (67.3) 7 (6.2) 5 (4.4) 4 (3.5) 1 (0.9) 20 (17.7)
Announcing infection control and prevention guidelines and procedures 89 (78.8) 5 (4.4) 7 (6.2) 8 (7.1) 4 (3.5) -
Preparing (announcing) COVID-19 occurrences data 59 (52.3) 6 (5.3) 16 (14.2) 10 (8.8) 4 (3.5) 18 (15.9)
Report and notification
Reporting the occurrence of COVID-19 cases to management or executives 81 (71.7) 13 (11.5) 8 (7.1) 5 (4.4) 2 (1.8) 4 (3.5)
Reporting confirmed and suspected cases to public health centers 85 (75.2) 24 (21.2) 3 (2.7) - - 1 (0.9)
Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2024;29:116~127 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2024.29.2.116
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