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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 29.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Apr 2;39(6):683–687. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.50

TABLE 1.

Visits Per Hour and Minutes of Healthcare Worker (HCW) Contact by HCW Type for Isolated and Nonisolated Residents

Visits Per Person Hour
Minutes of Contact Per Person Hour
HCW Type Isolation Nonisolation P Value Isolation Nonisolation P Value
Overall 4.73 4.21 < .01 22.1 19.9 < .01
All HCWs 3.43 2.98 < .01 16.1 12.6 < .01
Provider (MD) 0.36 0.31 .77 1.97 1.70 .98
Nurse (RN) 1.57 1.56 .25 6.70 6.00 .03
Other (PC) 1.50 1.11 < .01 7.50 4.90 < .01
Non-HCWs 1.30 1.22 .12 5.90 7.30 .20

NOTE. MD, medical doctor; RN, registered nurse; PC, patient care technician.