INFECTION CONTROL AND BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS

Course overview

This instructor led DVD program is designed for agencies to train their employees. In this 1 hour course, we learn about the danger of infections which can be life-threatening. For these reasons, understanding and implementing infection control principles is essential to safe home care. In this program, you will learn what causes infection, how germs are spread and what you can do to maintain healthy home care conditions both for yourself and the care recipient. Upon completion of this training, the viewer will understand: what causes infection; how germs are spread; the importance of hand hygiene; how to protect yourself from germs; methods of disinfection in the home.