NY Mandated Infection Control for Healthcare Professionals

REL-ACU-0-60010

3.00

Online Course

2019-05-01

2021-07-15

Define engineering controls and work-practice controls and identify a hierarchy of exposure-prevention strategies; Describe how pathogenic organisms may be spread in healthcare settings, identify factors influencing the outcome of exposure, list strategies for preventing transmission of pathogenic organisms, and describe their application in practice; Describe specific practices and settings that raise exposure potential to healthcare workers and patients and identify work practice controls that\nprevent exposure; Describe the signs and symptoms of sepsis, and relate the importance of rapid identification and management; Identify a professional’s responsibility for maintaining a safe patientcare environment and recognize nonspecific disease findings that prompt\nevaluation of healthcare providers; List specific occupational health strategies for preventing HIV, hepatitis B virus, and TB in healthcare providers, and identify resources for evaluation\nof healthcare workers infected with these conditions; Recognize the benefits of adhering to standards of infection control and describe the professional’s responsibility to adhere to these practices and the\nconsequences of failing to comply; Recognize the circumstances that require the use of personal protective equipment and identify these specific barriers; Recognize the professional’s responsibility to monitor infection control practices of those for whom he or she is responsible and intervene as\nnecessary; Recognize the role of occupational health strategies in protecting healthcare providers and patients as well as the importance of the correct application\nof reprocessing methods

The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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