Hospital Acquired Infections Nursing CE Course
Hospital Acquired Infections Nursing CE Course is organized by NursingCE.com.
Release date: 7/29/22
Expiration date: 7/29/25
About This Course:
This learning activity aims to increase nurses' knowledge of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), such as Clostridium difficile, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and antibiotic-resistant organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. This includes understanding HAIs' epidemiology and pathophysiology, risk and protective factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management, and nursing implications.
Learning Objectives:
By completing this educational module, learners should be able to:
• Define important terminology in infection control, discuss the elements of the chain of infection, and identify the modes and mechanisms of pathogen transmission in the healthcare environment
• Describe the pathophysiology of HAIs
• Outline the causes, prevention, treatment, and nursing care of patients with HAIs
• Explain factors that influence the transmission of HAIs, identify strategies for infection prevention and control to reduce patient and HCP exposure, and minimize the opportunity for the transmission of pathogens
• Distinguish multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) from other infections
• Identify practices to reduce the opportunity for patient exposure to potentially infectious materials in hospital settings