How to make the most of the IPS Outcome Competences for Practitioners in Infection Prevention and Control

Bennallick, Maria; Tannahill, M. M.; Pellowe, Carol; Lawrence, Jean; O’Connor, Helen M.; Denton, Andrea; Gauci, Tracey

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“…The practitioners assess their level, which includes assisted, supervised and independent. These terms are designed to assist the user to express the level of competence at which they work and have been adapted from the work undertaken by Bennallick et al (2013). The level may differ depending on the competences that are being explored.…”

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Revised Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Competences 2018

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Journal of Infection Prevention

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Competences for infection prevention and control (IPC) practitioners were first introduced by the Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA) in 2000. In recent years, they have been revised by the Education and Professional Development Committee of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS). The competences are a multipurpose tool to support and inform service and workforce development and management at an operational and strategic level. They can assist in designing education programmes, help with staff appraisal, personal development plans and support revalidation alongside developing team structures and requirements. They enable the practitioner to review their own current position of progression and clinical standing from the position of assisted, supervised and independent. These terms are designed to assist the user to express the level of competence at which they work. This may differ depending on the competences that are being explored. This current version of the IPS competences (2018) have been designed to reflect the current structures and practices within the health and social care economy. They have been redeveloped within an electronic interactive framework to encourage usability and assist with manageability and record keeping. The competency framework tool is intended as a guide; the idea is for the practitioner to focus on relevant aspects of the competences and combine with organisational and individual goals and revalidation where applicable.

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“…The levels included, among others at that time, assisted, supervised and independent. The update encouraged practitioners to explore specific competence statements and performance criteria that related to them as an individual in the specific role that they were undertaking at the time (Bennallick et al, 2013).…”

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Revised Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Competences 2018

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“…In 2000, the Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA) in UK proposed competence standards for the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) personnel and subsequently updated the standards in 2004. The competence standard framework called for a more comprehensive evaluation model for HIPC practitioners 17,18 . The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released a list of core competencies for hospital infection management professionals in 2009 19 .…”

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Development and Validation of the Competency Evaluation Model for Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Practitioners in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Mixed Methods Study

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Background This study was undertaken to determine the practitioners' competence in relation to the hospital infection prevention and control measures that is significant for their professional development as well as to ascertain their role in the prevention and control activities against nosocomial infection. During the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the hospital infection management has become crucial, which has necessitated the urgency of developing a competency model for healthcare practitioners to combat public health emergencies. Method: On the basis of literature review, the key informant interviews, the Delphi method and the questionnaire survey, a theoretical framework and an assessment tool consisting of 26 items were developed. These items were evaluated based on response rate, maximum score, minimum score, and mean score. Factor analyses, both exploratory and confirmatory, were used to determine the structure of the competence model. Measurement invariance of the instruments was determined to ensure that the variables used for the analyses were of similar constructs across the study groups. Results The effective response rate on the questionnaires was 88.29%, and the Cronbach's α-coefficient of the scale was 0.964. Factor analysis revealed a KMO of 0.945. The Bartlett's test gave an χ² of 10523.439 (df = 435; p < 0.001). After exploratory factor analysis, the 5-factor model was retained, 4 items were deleted, and a 5-dimensional, 26-item scale was obtained. The new structure's confirmatory factor analysis revealed a high goodness of fit (CFI = 0.933; TLI = 0.925; SRMSR = 0.053; and RMSEA = 0.040). The difference between the indexes of the 2 regions was significant at < 0.1, which confirmed measurement invariance across the regions. Conclusion The scale was found to be highly reliable, valid, and credible. Therefore, it can serve as an effective tool for assessing the competencies of hospital infection prevention and control practitioners.

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“…The EPDC have continued to support the use, implementation and expansion of these competences. In May 2013 the EPDC published in JIP a set of self-assessment tools to assist practitioners and their managers to use the competency framework as part of the practitioner's professional development process (Bennallick et al, 2013). These tools provide infection prevention practitioners with a structured method of self assessment against each element of the competences, allowing for the identification of both achievement, and of learning and development needs.…”

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How to make the most of the IPS Outcome Competences for Practitioners in Infection Prevention and Control

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Revised Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Competences 2018

Development and Validation of the Competency Evaluation Model for Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Practitioners in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Mixed Methods Study

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