TY - JOUR
T1 - Postdoctoral nursing education in infection control
T2 - Program description
AU - Larson, Elaine
AU - Butz, Arlene
AU - Korniewicz, Denise
N1 - Funding Information:
With funding from the SURGIKOS Division of Johnson & Johnson (Arlington, Tex.), the Postdoctoral Nursing Fellowship in Infection Control Program began at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in 1987. The purpose is to prepare nurses with advanced skill and knowledge in selected aspects of the practice of infection control and with expertise in the design and conduct of related research. Two Fellows per year are accepted into the Program. They are selected by a Review Committee comprised of four members of the School of Nursing faculty and one member of the faculty from the School of Hygiene and Public Health. Criteria for selection include academic performance, clinical experience, defined interest in the field of infection control, and the clarity of stated goals, as well as the congruence of the applicant's goals with the purpose of the Program. Fellows are funded for 2 years and receive support services such as secretarial assistance, office space, and computer access through the School of Nursing. They are expected to define their own goals, which must include the completion of at least one research study relevant to the field of infection control. Specific structural objectives to be achieved by the completion of the Fellowship indicate that the Fellow should (1) complete at least one research study relevant to infection control, including submission of a written report for publication, (2) write a grant proposal for submission to a private or public funding agency, (3) plan and implement specific infection control activities/programs within the School of Nursing or within an institutional, public health, or community setting (e.g., annual seminar, graduate-level curriculum, and public education), and (4) submit an abstract for presentation at a national or international professional meeting. Each Fellow develops a formal research proposal that is submitted first for peer review and critique by experts in the field and then to the Program sponsor and/or to other funding sources for financial support. Fellows are expected to meet the highest standards of quality
PY - 1988/12
Y1 - 1988/12
N2 - The need to identify and evaluate those clinical practices that are efficacious in reducing risk of nosocomial infection is clear. A model of large-scale programmatic evaluation is the Study of the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control.3,4 Other important clinical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of practices such as closed urinary drainge and management of intravascular lines and the ineffectiveness of such practices as double bagging and routine gowning in the newborn nursery. Clearly, research is one essential way to direct practice in infection control. It is our goal that the Johnson & Johnson/SURGIKOS Postdoctoral Nursing Fellows in Infection Control will make a significant contribution to the knowledge base in the specialty. The need for collaboration by government, industry, and academia in addressing health care research needs has been recently emphasized.5-7 We also believe that this Program can serve as one model for such a collaborative effort.
AB - The need to identify and evaluate those clinical practices that are efficacious in reducing risk of nosocomial infection is clear. A model of large-scale programmatic evaluation is the Study of the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control.3,4 Other important clinical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of practices such as closed urinary drainge and management of intravascular lines and the ineffectiveness of such practices as double bagging and routine gowning in the newborn nursery. Clearly, research is one essential way to direct practice in infection control. It is our goal that the Johnson & Johnson/SURGIKOS Postdoctoral Nursing Fellows in Infection Control will make a significant contribution to the knowledge base in the specialty. The need for collaboration by government, industry, and academia in addressing health care research needs has been recently emphasized.5-7 We also believe that this Program can serve as one model for such a collaborative effort.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0196-6553(88)80008-7
DO - 10.1016/S0196-6553(88)80008-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 3207209
AN - SCOPUS:0024214511
SN - 0196-6553
VL - 16
SP - 274
EP - 277
JO - AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
JF - AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
IS - 6
ER -