Table 3.

Organization and support for infection prevention and control departments

	n	%
Access to key decision makers for planning
Never	0	0
Rarely	6	2
Sometimes	44	15
Most of the time	127	44
Always	96	33
Missing	16	6
Access to key decision makers if a problem
Never	0	0
Rarely	4	1
Sometimes	19	7
Most of the time	86	30
Always	165	57
Missing	15	5
Authority to close beds in the event of an outbreak
Never	11	4
Rarely	14	5
Sometimes	23	8
Most of the time	56	19
Always	169	58
Missing	16	6
Funds for continuing education
Never	3	1
Rarely	25	9
Sometimes	56	19
Most of the time	110	38
Always	80	28
Missing	15	5

NOTE. N = 289 responses.