| This course is approved by the NYS Department of Education and the NYS Department of Health. It meets the requirement for infection control training for all healthcare professionals.
Authors: Marian McDonald, RN, MSN, CIC and
Lauren Robertson, BA, MPT
Course Objectives
When you finish this course, you will be able to:
- Relate the responsibility of healthcare professionals to adhere to scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection control and to monitor the performance of those for whom the professional is responsible.
- Describe the mechanisms of transmission of pathogens in the healthcare setting and strategies for prevention and control.
- Outline the use of engineering and work practice controls to reduce the opportunity for patient and healthcare worker exposure to potentially infectious material in all healthcare settings.
- Understand the selection and use of personal protective equipment to prevent patient and healthcare worker contact with potentially infectious material.
- Describe the proper use of infection control principles and practices for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization in all healthcare settings.
- Understand the principles and practices designed to prevent and manage infectious and communicable diseases in healthcare workers.
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