Table 3.

Top 3 most time-consuming activities associated with exposures and outbreaks reported by IPs and staff nurses

No.(%) ofIPs reporting each activity as being in the top 3		No. (%) ofstaffnurses reporting each activity as being in the top 3
Chart review	148(65)	Additional isolation precautions that slow down patient care	138 (92)
Exposure list compiling	139(61)	Educating patients and families on outbreak and exposure precautions	94 (63)
Preventive measures for exposures	99 (43)	Staffing changes owing to absent staff or patient cohorting	84 (56)
Staff and visitor notifications	79 (35)	Additional documentation in the electronic health record	44 (29)
Case detection	67 (29)	Visits to workforce health and safety	30 (20)
Ward rounding	44(19)	Possibility ofhaving to take time off	30 (20)
Reporting to regulatory authorities	35 (15)	Requirement to take prophylactic medication (eg, azithromycin for pertussis)	19 (13)
Patient and family education	23 (10)	Meeting or training with infection prevention and control	16(11)
Reporting to hospital supervisors	19(8)
Documentation in the electronic health record	7(3)

IPs, infection preventionists.