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ATrain Education Inc.

Infection Control and Prevention

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Overview / Abstract:

Infection control training for 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 six essential elements of infection control.
*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 the importance and proper practice of hand hygiene for preventing HAIs.
*Discuss safe injection practices and sharps disposal as they relate to patient and worker health.
*Outline the use of engineering and work practice controls to reduce the opportunity for exposure to potentially infectious material (PIM).
*Demonstrate the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
*Define the principles and practices for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.
*Spell out guidelines for post exposure prophylaxis.

Expiration

Jul 01, 2020

Discipline(s)

Nurse Practitioner , Nursing CNE, Occupational Therapy CE, Physical Therapy CE

Format

Online

Cost

29.00

Credits / Hours

4.0 Contact Hours

Accreditation

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA),California Board of Physical Therapy, California Board of Registered Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, New York Physical Therapy Association

Is This Activity Certified for "Live" Credit?

YES

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Marian McDonald, RN, MSN, CIC, Certified Infection Control Nurse

Activity Specialities / Related Topics

Waste Management, STD's / Sexually Transmitted Disease, Rehabilitation / Therapy, Public Health / Community Health, Law / Legal, Infectious Disease, Hospital-Acquired Infections, HIV / AIDS, Epidemiology, Antibiotics / Anti-Infectives

Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

None

Keywords / Search Terms

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