Course Code: REL-SRC-0-ICHC
Hours: 0.75
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Describe the links in the chain of infection.
Demonstrate use of proper infection control practices to prevent exposure to and spread of bloodborne and other infectious pathogens.
Identify practices to use when caring for a person with tuberculosis.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
A. About This Course
B. Learning Objectives
Section 2: Infection Control in Home-Based Care
A. Chain of Infection
B. Bloodborne Pathogens
C. Transmission of Pathogens
D. Rosie E. Standard Precautions
F. Hand Hygiene
G. Personal Protective Equipment
H. Other Components
I. Transmission-Based Precautions
J. Review
K. Applying and Removing PPE
L. Bag Technique
M. Surface Barrier
N. Review
O. What is Tuberculosis?
P. Transmission
Q. Testing for TB
R. TB in the Home
S. Review
Section 3: Conclusion
A. Summary
B. Course Contributor
C. Resources
D. References
E. Congratulations!
Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.
Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level All Staff; in the following settings: Home Health Agencies.
G Tags:
G680, G682, G684
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.