UNDERSTANDING INFECTION CONTROL: STERILE TECHNIQUE/PRECAUTIONS

Course overview

1. Identify procedures to maintain surgical asepsis. 2. Recognize transmission-based precautions for communicable diseases. 3. Explain special contact precautions against the spread of Clostridium difficile infection. 4. Identify elements of the respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette introduced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.