Table 3.
Level of difficulty implementing selected general hospital practices recommended by CDC guidance among those who reported implementing the practice “most of the time,” “sometimes,” and “rarely”
| Practices recommended by CDC during the pandemic | Frequency of implementation* | Level of difficulty
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| Very difficult
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Moderately or somewhat difficult
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Not difficult
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Limiting visitors to healthy adults who are necessary for the patient’s emotional well-being and care† | “most of the time” (n = 1,498) | 240 | 16.0 | 764 | 51.0 | 494 | 33.0 |
| “sometimes” (n = 123) | 41 | 33.3 | 70 | 56.9 | 12 | 9.8 | |
| “rarely” (n = 33) | 16 | 48.5 | 8 | 24.2 | 9 | 27.3 | |
| Prohibiting visitation of children† | “most of the time” (n = 1,402) | 386 | 27.5 | 647 | 46.2 | 369 | 26.3 |
| “sometimes” (n = 147) | 45 | 30.6 | 86 | 58.5 | 16 | 10.9 | |
| “rarely” (n = 58) | 27 | 46.6 | 20 | 34.4 | 11 | 19.0 | |
| Informing/instructing mothers on ways to prevent transmission of influenza and other viral infections | “most of the time” (n = 1,491) | 15 | 1.0 | 113 | 7.6 | 1,363 | 91.4 |
| “sometimes” (n = 139) | 7 | 5.0 | 32 | 23.0 | 100 | 71.9 | |
| “rarely” (n = 25) | 3 | 12.0 | 13 | 52.0 | 9 | 36.0 | |
| Informing/instructing mothers on how to monitor infants for signs of influenza† | “most of the time” (n = 1,227) | 10 | 0.8 | 102 | 8.3 | 1,115 | 90.9 |
| “sometimes” (n = 166) | 6 | 3.6 | 48 | 28.9 | 112 | 67.5 | |
| “rarely” (n = 50) | 2 | 4.0 | 28 | 56.0 | 20 | 40.0 | |
| Offering recommended influenza vaccination(s) to unvaccinated healthy postpartum mothers prior to hospital discharge | “most of the time” (n = 1,279) | 9 | 0.7 | 149 | 11.6 | 1,121 | 87.6 |
| “sometimes” (n = 138) | 4 | 2.9 | 52 | 37.7 | 82 | 59.4 | |
| “rarely” (n = 30) | 6 | 20.0 | 18 | 60.0 | 6 | 20.0 | |
| Offering recommended influenza vaccination(s) to unvaccinated healthy family members and other close contacts of infants prior to hospital discharge† | “most of the time” (n = 346) | 18 | 5.2 | 90 | 26.0 | 238 | 68.8 |
| “sometimes” (n = 90) | 8 | 8.9 | 48 | 53.3 | 34 | 37.8 | |
| “rarely” (n = 73) | 26 | 35.6 | 37 | 50.7 | 10 | 13.7 | |
*
Includes those who indicated implementing the practice “most of the time,” “sometimes,” or “rarely”; excluded those who reported “never” or “unsure.”
†
χ2 Tests comparing the distribution of level of difficulty with implementation by frequency of implementation were statistically significant at P < .001.