INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Course overview

Gain a solid foundation for disease transmission, the use of barrier and other control mechanisms to protect you on the job, and the appropriate cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization techniques used in healthcare settings to help insure safe patient care is provided. This course is designed to meet the NY state requirement for infection control training. However, nurses in other states can also benefit from this overview of infection control training. Course Objectives: * Describe modes and mechanisms of transmission of pathogenic organisms in the healthcare setting and strategies for prevention and control. * Recognize the professional's responsibility to adhere to and monitor scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection control. * Define and describe "engineering controls" and "work practice controls. * Identify specific barriers or personal protective equipment for patient and healthcare worker protection from exposure to potentially infectious material. * Explain techniques for effective cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization. * Explore strategies for preventing infectious and communicable diseases in health care workers. * New York - approved by the Department of Education, Provider # IC140