Sociodemographic profile of participants
| Quantitative (n=51) | Qualitative (n=16) | ||||
| % | n | % | n | ||
| Gender | Male | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Female | 88 | 45 | 94 | 15 | |
| Primary position | CEO | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Group Chief DON | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Group ADON role | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DON/DOM | 27 | 14 | 56 | 9 | |
| Director of Quality and Safety | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hospital General Manager | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Assistant DON | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| CNM/CMM (manager) | 17 | 9 | 13 | 2 | |
| CNS/CMS (nurse specialist) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Consultant/SPR | 14 | 7 | 13 | 2 | |
| Occupational Therapy Manager | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current role | Management/leadership role | 82 | 42 | 81 | 13 |
| HCAI specialist role | 18 | 9 | 19 | 3 | |
| Work setting | Group-level role | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Public model 3 acute hospital | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | |
| Public model 4 acute hospital | 21 | 11 | 19 | 3 | |
| Public acute hospital | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Voluntary hospital | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Long-term care setting | 18 | 9 | 19 | 3 | |
| Nursing home setting | 21 | 11 | 25 | 4 | |
| Other | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geographical location of workplace | Munster | 45 | 23 | 69 | 11 |
| Leinster | 47 | 24 | 25 | 4 | |
| Connaught | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
ADON, Assistant Director of Nursing; CEO, Chief Executive Officer; CNS/CMS, Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist; DON/DOM, Director of Nursing/Midwifery; HCAI, Healthcare Associated Infection; SPR, Specialist Registrar.