Table 1 Characteristics of the studied infection control nurses (ICNs)
Feature | 2014 (n = 183) | 2021 (n = 175) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | female | 183 (100.0%) | 174 (98.4%) | 0.489 |
male | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | ||
Age | 48.7 ± 6.87 | 51.6 ± 6.82 | < 0.001 | |
Province | Lublin | 11 (6.0%) | 10 (5.7%) | < 0.001 |
Lesser Poland | 27 (14.8%) | 28 (16.0%) | ||
Masovian | 17 (9.3%) | 30 (17.1%) | ||
Subcarpathian | 14 (7.7%) | 14 (8.0%) | ||
Silesian | 56 (30.6%) | 19 (10.9%) | ||
other provinces | 58 (31.7%) | 74 (42.3%) | ||
Specialization | epidemiological nursing | 160 (87.4%) | 158 (90.3%) | 0.392 |
epidemiology | 4 (2.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.123 | |
hygiene and epidemiology | 6 (3.3%) | 5 (2.9%) | 0.817 | |
Year of obtaining certificate of trained ICN* | 2008 (2005; 2010) | 2011 (2008; 2016) | < 0.001 | |
Seniority [duration of work as a nurse in years] | 25.0 (17.0; 30.0) | 30.0 (26.0; 35.0) | < 0.001 | |
Work experience as an epidemiological nurse [years] | 10.0 (6.0; 15.0) | 12.0 (6.50; 17.25) | 0.17 | |
Hospital status | nonpublic | 35 (20.0%) | 25 (14.3%) | 0.291 |
private | 10 (5.7%) | 14 (8.0%) | ||
public | 130 (74.3%) | 136 (77.7%) | ||
Number of beds in the hospital | 392.0 (204.5; 619.8) | 273.0 (180.0; 423.0) | < 0.001 | |
Number of epidemiological nurses in the hospital | 2.0 (1.0; 3.0) | 2.0 (1.0; 2.0) | 0.057 | |