New York: Infection Control and Prevention, including Sepsis

This course is approved by the New York State Departments of Health and Education. It meets the requirement for infection control training for all New York healthcare professionals.

Infection control training for all NY healthcare professionals, including responsibility for adhering to accepted principles and monitoring the performance of all for whom one is responsible. Reviews the mechanisms of transmission along with strategies of prevention and control. Coverage of controls, PPE, and practices to protect both workers and healthcare settings.

When you finish this course, you will be able to:

*Summarize the most prevalent risk factors for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and their related sites of infection.
*Identify the six elements of infection control presented in the New York State Infection Control Syllabus.
*Recall and explain each of the six links in the Chain of Infection.
*Describe prevention strategies in terms of Standard and Universal Precautions, Transmission-Based Precautions, Contact Precautions, Droplet Precautions, and Airborne Precautions.
*Explain both the importance and practice of hand hygiene in preventing HAIs.
*Discuss safe injection practices and sharps disposal as they relate to both patient and worker health.
*Outline the use of engineering and work practice controls to reduce the opportunity for exposure to potentially infectious material.
*Demonstrate the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
*Define the principles and practices for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.
*Spell out the NYS Guidelines for post exposure prophylaxis.