Infection Control and Prevention
Hours: 1.00
As a healthcare worker, you’re responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of those under your care. Healthcare-associated infections can have significant effects on individuals’ health, safety, and well-being and can even result in death. And unfortunately, these infections are all too common. The good news, though, is that healthcare-associated infections are largely preventable. In order to prevent these infections, you must be familiar with infection control and prevention procedures. In this module, you will learn about healthcare-associated infections and the steps you can take to prevent them.
As a healthcare worker, you’re responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of those under your care. Healthcare-associated infections can have significant effects on individuals’ health, safety, and well-being and can even result in death. And unfortunately, these infections are all too common. The good news, though, is that healthcare-associated infections are largely preventable. In order to prevent these infections, you must be familiar with infection control and prevention procedures. In this module, you will learn about healthcare-associated infections and the steps you can take to prevent them.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO1619339
Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Administrators
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Non-Licensed Direct Care (DSP, HHA, CNA, DCW, PCA, IHA, NA)
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals
This program is approved for 1.00 hours by the Dietary Managers Association. Approval code 162990.
California Department of Public Health (CNA)
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Relias, LLC is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Department of Public Health, Provider # NAC7001.
The certificate must be retained by the licensee for a period of four (4) years after the course is completed.
This learning activity meets the definition of *** ONLINE *** CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias Learning’s submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed Home Health (LHH), Licensed and Certified Home Health (L&CHH), Personal Assistance Services (PAS), Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias Learning provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Florida Assisted Living - General Training
59A-36.011 Staff Training Requirements. Location: Online
Define three links in the chain of infection.
Explain two methods of transmission of an infectious agent.
Describe three ways to break the chain of infection.
Illustrate the proper use of transmission-based precautions.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
A. About This Course
B. Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Chain of Infection
A. The Six Links
B. How Infection Spreads
C. Risk Factors for Infection
D. Review
E. Summary
Section 3: Breaking the Chain of Infection
A. Standard Precautions
B. Hand Hygiene
C. Performing Hand Hygiene
D. Personal Protective Equipment
E. Types of PPE
F. Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
G. Sharps Safety
H. Medical Equipment
I. Environmental and Laundry Considerations
J. Room Placement
K. Review
L. Summary
Section 4: Additional Infection Control Considerations
A. Transmission-Based Precautions
B. Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
C. C. Diff
D. Review
E. Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
A. Summary
B. Course Contributor
C. Resources
D. References
E. Congratulations
Staff Writer: Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC
Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC started working in the senior care industry in 2000. She is a certified Gerontological Nurse, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Wound Care Certified. She has held positions including MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing, Medicare Nurse Coordinator, Nurse Consultant, Area Manager, and Director of Quality Assurance. Her overall responsibility within each of these positions was to ensure residents received the highest quality of care. This included active participation in quality improvement initiatives, review of clinical records to identify areas of weakness, corroboration with the medical director to institute policies and procedures for resident care, and staff education/training. Additionally, she was responsible for maintaining an effective compliance program under a Quality of Care Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General for a period of five years. She currently serves as the Director of Curriculum Design & Research for Relias. Within this position, her responsibility is to oversee the development of online training modules across the healthcare continuum. She has served as the subject matter expert for courses on re-hospitalization, clinical skill reviews, leadership, management, and various OSHA and regulatory compliance topics. In addition, she has presented at various state conferences on mandatory compliance, quality assessment and assurance (QA&A), and quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI). Disclosure: Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, CDP, WCC has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Direct Care Workers; Entry level General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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