Table 1.

Select characteristics

Hospital characteristics
Hospital bed size (mean (SD))	592.7 (384.6)
Affiliated with a medical school	58%
Presence of a hospital epidemiologist	58%
Good/excellent support from leadership for the infection control program	31%
Infection preventionist characteristics
Number of years in current job position (mean (SD))	8.8 (7.1)
Spiritual well-being is important for one’s emotional well-being	77%
Religious or spiritual beliefs act as a source of comfort and strength during life’s ups and downs	67%
An organized religious or spiritual community is important to me	65%
Individual self-care practices (e.g., meditation, yoga, listening to music, exercising, and nature) are important to me	79%
I feel burned out from my work	29%
I have become more uncaring towards people since I took this job	25%
If given the opportunity to revisit my career choice, I would choose to become an infection preventionist again	61%