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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.
10 CPD hours / points Accredited by CPD Quality Standards
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.
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.
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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