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To address this, a secondary hospital introduced infographics as a concise and visually engaging method to communicate healthcare-associated infections surveillance data, aiming to enhance feedback and promote more impactful communication. This study explores infection prevention and control link nurses\u2019 perspectives on using infographics to disseminate healthcare-associated infections surveillance data. Methodology: A descriptive qualitative design was employed, using semi-structured individual interviews conducted with thirteen purposively selected participants. Narrative data were analyzed using Bardin\u2019s content analysis methodology. Results: Three key themes emerged as follows: Data awareness; infographic use; and team engagement. Participants emphasized that infographics simplified complex data, improved accessibility, and fostered team engagement. When integrated into educational and clinical workflows, infographics were perceived as effective tools for promoting reflection and supporting a culture of continuous quality improvement. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that infographics offer a promising approach to enhance communication of surveillance data. Their use may support informed decision-making and contribute to improved infection prevention and control practices.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare13222961","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,18]],"date-time":"2025-11-18T16:49:51Z","timestamp":1763484591000},"page":"2961","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Use of Infographics to Inform Infection Prevention and Control Nursing Practice: A Descriptive Qualitative Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8758-8123","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susana","family":"Filipe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3046-851 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"Local Health Unit of Baixo Mondego, 3094-001 Figueira da Foz, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7755-6168","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Manuel","family":"Borges","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CEIS20, University of Coimbra, 3004-530 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4420-8861","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Am\u00e9lia","family":"Castilho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3046-851 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5907-6702","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Celeste","family":"Bastos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CINTESIS@RISE, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (2016). 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