Infection Control: Drug Resistant Superbugs In Long Term Care

Course overview

CareerSmart Learning provides interactive online continuing education courses to modern professionals seeking control, quality, and convenience. This course provides advanced information on infection control challenges in long-term care. By the end of this course, learners will be able to: describe the factors that lead to infections in long term care facilities; define and discuss the term "Multidrug Resistant Organisms" or MDRO; identify some common MDROs in the long-term care setting and how they are transmitted; state at least four signs and symptoms of MDRO infections with long-term care residents; discuss the consequences of MDROs for patients, healthcare workers, and the general population; and provide resources and tools to assist in preventing the spread of MDROs in long-term care facilities. This course is approved for 2.5 CEUs/contact hours to Nurses (all states), Florida CNAs, CCM, CRC, and CA Workers' Comp Claims Adjusters.