Healthcare-associated infections, while preventable, result in increased morbidity and
mortality in nursing home (NH) residents. Frontline personnel, such as certified nursing
assistants (CNAs), are crucial to successful implementation of infection prevention and
control (IPC) practices. The purpose of this study was to explore barriers to implementing
and maintaining IPC practices for NH CNAs as well as to describe strategies used to
overcome these barriers. We conducted a multi-site qualitative study of NH personnel …