Infection Control

Course overview

Objectives Describe hand hygiene. Discuss personal protective equipment. Discuss aseptic technique. Describe guidelines for infection control. Learn four types of precautions to prevent infections. Discuss acute and/or chronic illnesses. List four signs and symptoms of an infection. Describe Standard Precautions. Name the four ways that infections are transmitted. Discuss how to manage an accident. Name the three kinds of waste that are generated at a health care facility. Describe the CNAs responsibility to follow infection control practices. Discuss how pathogenic organisms are spread in hospitals.