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Infection Control for Healthcare Course

Infection Control for Healthcare Course

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  • On-Demand course

  • All levels

Description

Infection Control for Healthcare course teaches you everything on the topic thoroughly from scratch, so you can claim a certificate of achievement for free to showcase your achievement in professional life. This Infection Control for Healthcare course is a comprehensive, instructor-guided course designed to provide a detailed understanding of the nature of the related sector and your key roles within it.

To become successful in your profession, you must have a specific set of skills to succeed in today's competitive world. In this in-depth training course, you will develop the most in-demand skills to kickstart your career, as well as upgrade your existing knowledge & skills. The training materials of this course are available online for you to learn at your own pace and fast-track your career with ease.

Key Features of the Infection Control for Healthcare Course

  • Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day

  • Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover

  • Developed by qualified professionals in the field

  • Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly

  • 24/7 Learning Assistance

  • Discounts on bulk purchases

*** Additional Gifts ***

  • Free Life Coaching Course

Course Curriculum

The detailed curriculum outline of our Infection Control for Healthcare course is as follows:

Module 1: Health and Safety in Nursing

  • Understanding Potential Hazards in Healthcare Environments

  • What are Hazardous Effects?

  • Route of Entry

  • Adverse Effects

  • Preventing Falls

  • Violence in the Workplace

  • Nursing Assistant Safety

  • Managing Health and Safety

  • Evaluating the Risk (COSHH)

  • Roles and Responsibilities Involved in Health, Safety and Security

  • COSHH Policies

  • Cleaning and Infection Control

  • Occupational Dermatitis

  • Handling Specimen

  • Prescription Medicines

  • Cytotoxic Drugs

  • Biohazards

  • Sharps Injuries

  • Summary

Module 2: Hygiene in Nursing

  • Introduction to the Module

  • Topics to be Covered

  • Hygiene

  • Assessing the Client for Their Personal Hygiene Habits and Routines

  • Assessing and Intervening in the Client's Performance on their Activities of Daily Living

  • AM Care and PM Care

  • Oral Hygiene

  • Hand Hygiene for Nursing

  • Bed bathing patients

  • Summary

  • Assessment

Module 3: Infection Control

  • What is Infection?

  • The chain of Infection

  • When to wear gloves

  • When to remove gloves

  • Applying Gloves

  • Removing gloves

  • Apron Selection

  • Applying apron

  • Removing Apron

  • The choice of visors or goggles will depend on

  • Face protection

  • Eye protection: goggles or visors

  • Eye protection

  • Face protection

  • Standard Precautions

  • Guidelines for Standard Precautions

  • Infection Prevention and Control Policies

  • Prevention of Infection in Healthcare Settings

  • Universal Precautions

  • Infection Control in Special Circumstances

  • Summary

Module 4: Understanding Immune System in Nursing

  • Immune System

  • Neutrophils

  • Monocytes and macrophages

  • Dendritic Cells

  • Natural killer cells

  • Adaptive immune response

  • T cells

  • B cells

  • Vaccination

  • Autoimmunity

  • Disorders of the Immune System

  • Summary

Module 5: Managing for Health and Safety

  • Core elements of managing for health and safety

  • Are you doing what you need to do?

  • Summary

  • Assessment

Module 6: Asepsis in Nursing

  • What is asepsis?

  • Principles of asepsis

  • Stages of medical aseptic technique

  • Guidelines for Maintaining Medical Asepsis

  • Summary

Certification

Once you've successfully completed your Infection Control for Healthcare course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

Accreditation

All of our courses, including this Infection Control for Healthcare course, are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.

Assessment

At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven't, there's no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.

CPD

10 CPD hours / points Accredited by CPD Quality Standards

Who is this course for?

Anyone with a knack for learning new skills can take this Infection Control for Healthcare course. While this comprehensive training is popular for preparing people for job opportunities in the relevant fields, it also helps to advance your career for promotions.

Requirements

Learners do not require any prior qualifications to enrol on this course.

Please be noted: This course does not qualify you to work as a professional in this specific sector. Instead, this course will assist you in understanding the fundamentals so that you can improve your knowledge in the relevant field.

Certificates

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Certificate of completion

Hard copy certificate - Included

You will get the hard copy certificates for Free! The delivery charge of the hard copy certificate inside the UK is £3.99 each.

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