Infection Control Nursing CE Course
hosted byNursingCE.comInfection Control Nursing CE Course is organized by NursingCE.com. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6 ANCC contact hours.
Release Date: July 31, 2021
Expiration Date: July 31, 2024
Learning Objectives:
By the completion of this learning activity, the nurse will be able to:
• Outline the New York State (NYS) rules, regulations, and statutes regarding healthcare workers and their responsibilities in infection control, including adhering to and monitoring for the appropriate infection control practices of coworkers
• 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
• Discuss factors that influence the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), identify strategies for infection prevention and control to reduce patient and healthcare worker exposure and minimize the opportunity for the transmission of pathogens
• Apply evidence-based and scientifically accepted infection prevention and control principles as appropriate to the work environment
• Identify the proper selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and barriers to prevent patient and healthcare worker contact with potentially infectious material
• Identify and define standard, transmission, and isolation precautions, and associated healthcare worker and patient implications
• Describe the practices for creating and maintaining a safe environment, including the procedures for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of all patient care instruments, tools, and equipment
• Identify and describe engineering and work practice controls to reduce the opportunity for patient and healthcare worker exposure to potentially infectious materials, including the prevention and control of infectious and communicable disease in healthcare workers
• Define sepsis and its causes, discuss the scope of the sepsis problem, explain the NYS Sepsis Care Improvement Initiative and "Rory's Regulations"
• Discuss the principles of early recognition and treatment of sepsis, review the principles of patient education, sepsis awareness, and prevention