Abstract
Our survey of 88 endoscopy technicians and nurses to determine their experience, training, and knowledge of infection control found that few personnel (<15%) received formal training in endoscope reprocessing or infection prevention before or after joining an endoscopy unit. While self-reported confidence in endoscope reprocessing was high (9 out of 10), knowledge of best practices in this regard lagged (average assessment score of 62%).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 836-839 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Infection Control |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2021 |
Keywords
- Competency
- Confidence
- Endoscope
- Experience
- Reprocessing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases