Infection Control: Preventing and Controlling Infectious Diseases, including COVID-19
- Continuing education credit hours 6.00
- Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
- Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
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Course Objectives
Summarize the goals of infection prevention and control.
Describe pathogenic organisms and the chain of infection.
Explain methods to prevent the spread of infection.
Discuss engineering, work practice, and environmental controls that protect against healthcare-associated infections.
Identify barriers and personal protective equipment for protection from exposure to potentially infectious material.
Discuss efforts designed to minimize the risk of occupational exposures to infectious diseases.
Recognize suspected sepsis and methods to prevent it.
Course Description
Our bestseller 6-hour infection control training CEU course for nursing, occupational therapy, and other healthcare professionals. Course includes infection prevention and control practices, coronavirus (COVID-19) considerations, the chain of infection, standard and transmission-based precautions, barriers and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and strategies for preventing the spread of infectious disease to healthcare workers and patients.
Regulations/Board Approvals
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
Accredited and Approved Nationwide High-Quality CEU Courses since 1998.
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