Functional Strategies Management for Problem Solving Facing Infection Control Teams at Hospitals

Tawfiek Elrachiedy, Hanan; Mohamed Abd El Aal, Ebtisam; Mohamed Sobhy, Doaa; Abd Allah Moursi, Huda

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.279977

Functional Strategies Management for Problem Solving Facing Infection Control Teams at Hospitals

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

¹ Nursing Inspector at Medical Administration in Menouf, Egypt

² Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Benha University, Egypt

⁴ Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.279977

Abstract

Background: Many problems facing of the infection control team, there was necessary to use a
successful strategy to overcome these problems. Through using functional strategy management can
be decreased the problems faced Infection Control Team (ICT) at Hospital. Aim of the study: Was
to evaluate functional strategies management for problem solving facing infection control teams at
Hospital. Design: A quasi-experimental study design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in
8 Governmental Hospitals at Benha City. Sample: A convenience sample of ICT members included
50 members. Tools: Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet: - consist of four parts: I):
demographic characteristic of infection control team. II): problems can be faced infection control
team. III): Infection control teams' knowledge regarding Functional Strategy Management (FSM).
IV): Application of functional strategy to solve problem facing infection control team. Results: The
study revealed that, 66.0 % of the studied ICT had poor total knowledge about Functional Strategy
Management (FSM) pre application and then this percentage decreased to 6.0% post application.
30.0% of the studied ICT had applied FSM pre application and increased to 70.0% post application
strategy. Conclusion: Utilization functional strategy application improved infection control team
knowledge in solving ICT problems. Also, there was a positive correlation among ICT total
knowledge and total FSM post application strategy. Recommendations: Continuous application of
FSM to solve infection control team problems and improve knowledge and functional practices.

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