Quality Series: Infection Prevention
Hours: 1.25
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), also known as nosocomial infections, are a considerable source of human suffering, financial expenditure, and the cause of significant distrust and fear of the healthcare system. Many of them are preventable but continue to cause thousands of deaths and generate billions of dollars of expenditures in the U.S. every year. This course describes the main types of HAIs, how they are defined, their risk factors, and guidelines for their prevention and control. It also provides an overview of reporting and surveillance measures required by government entities, and methods for analyzing costs associated with infection prevention efforts in the acute care setting.
The goal of this course is to provide nursing professionals in acute care settings with knowledge of publicly-reported HAIs, epidemiological and statistical concepts for studying HAIs, and methods for analyzing costs associated with infection prevention efforts.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), also known as nosocomial infections, are a considerable source of human suffering, financial expenditure, and the cause of significant distrust and fear of the healthcare system. Many of them are preventable but continue to cause thousands of deaths and generate billions of dollars of expenditures in the U.S. every year. This course describes the main types of HAIs, how they are defined, their risk factors, and guidelines for their prevention and control. It also provides an overview of reporting and surveillance measures required by government entities, and methods for analyzing costs associated with infection prevention efforts in the acute care setting. The goal of this course is to provide nursing professionals in acute care settings with knowledge of publicly-reported HAIs, epidemiological and statistical concepts for studying HAIs, and methods for analyzing costs associated with infection prevention efforts.
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.2000 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.0000 contact hours for participating in this course.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 1.25 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
New Mexico Board of Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
North Dakota Board of Nursing
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.0000 hours of continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Describe HAIs targeted for public reporting including the rationale for those targets and data used to identify cases.
Define epidemiological terms, practices, and statistical concepts commonly used in the acute care setting to study, prevent, and control HAIs.
Describe the variables and methods for analyzing costs associated with infection prevention efforts in the acute care setting.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview
Background
Types of HAIs
Infection Transmission
MDROs
Review
Summary
Section 3: Prevention of HAIs
CLABSI
CAUTI
SSI
MDROs
Review
Summary
Section 4: Surveillance and Reporting of HAIs
Data Collection and Surveillance
CLABSI
CAUTI
MDRO
SSI
Federally-Mandated Reporting
State Reporting Requirements
Review
Summary
Section 5: Costs of Infection Prevention
Costs of HAI
Analysis
Two Models
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RNCarrie Furberg, BSN, RN, CRN, has over ten years' experience in radiology nursing, in vascular and interventional radiology as well as all imaging modalities. She is a Certified Radiology Nurse with clinical expertise in procedural sedation, cardiac CT, and radiation safety, and has prior experience in critical care, cardiac stepdown, and emergency care. She is a member of the Association for Radiologic and Imaging Nursing (ARIN) and RAD-AID International.
Disclosure: Carrie Furberg, BSN, RN, CRN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has experience across multiple healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR Staff and Charge Nurse; Director of School Health Services/School Nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection Control Practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as an acute care SME Writer in 2017 and Curriculum Designer in 2021, she provided consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas in 1989 and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University in 2010 with an emphasis in healthcare administration.
Disclosure: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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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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