Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

À propos de ce cours

Learn about the role of environment in disease transmission and how to implement standard and transmission-based precautions to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and other infections in your facility.

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Approx. 7 hours to complete

Recommandé : 5 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Approx. 7 hours to complete

Recommandé : 5 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

1 hour to complete

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

The goal of this module is to describe and discuss antibiotic resistant bacteria and how to stop these bad bugs from spreading. To obtain CE Credit for this module: Take the Quiz and complete the evaluation at the end of the module, you will be directed to your course completion certificate....

5 videos (Total 35 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

5 videos

Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes Introduction1m

1.1 Defining antibiotic resistance7m

1.2 Understanding antibiotic resistance7m

1.3 Understanding how antibiotic resistant bacteria spread8m

1.4 Controlling the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria9m

1 readings

Module Evaluation10m

1 practice exercises

Module 1 Quiz34m

2

Section

1 hour to complete

Isolation Precautions

The goal of this module is to review the types of isolation and when to use them. To obtain CE Credit for this module: Take the Quiz and complete the evaluation at the end of the module, you will be directed to your course completion certificate....

5 videos (Total 41 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

5 videos

2.1 The chain of infection9m

2.2 Review of Standard Precautions12m

2.3 Contact Precautions7m

2.4 Droplet Precautions7m

2.5 Airborne Precautions4m

1 readings

Module Evaluation10m

1 practice exercises

Module 2 Quiz36m

3

Section

1 hour to complete

Safe Injection Practices

The goal of this module is to identify how to protect residents and staff using safe injection practices and safe diabetes care. To obtain CE Credit for this module: Take the Quiz and complete the evaluation at the end of the module, you will be directed to your course completion certificate....

3 videos (Total 48 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

3 videos

3.1 The Big Picture16m

3.2 Safe Injection Practices13m

3.3 Safe Diabetes Care 18m

1 readings

Module Evaluation10m

1 practice exercises

Module 3 Quiz16m

4

Section

1 hour to complete

Environmental Disinfection

The goal of this module is to identify and describe the process of environmental cleaning-disinfection. To obtain CE Credit for this module: Take the Quiz and complete the evaluation at the end of the module, you will be directed to your course completion certificate....

4 videos (Total 24 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

4 videos

4.1 The role of the environment in disease transmission5m

4.2 How to clean the environment effectively8m

4.3 Monitoring the effectiveness of cleaning6m

4.4 Cleaning hard to kill pathogens: C. difficile and Norovirus3m

1 readings

Module Evaluation10m

1 practice exercises

Module 4 Quiz28m

5

Section

1 hour to complete

UTI Prevention in Nursing Homes

The goal of this module is to describe the risk factors, symptoms, and prevention of urinary tract infections. To obtain CE Credit for this module: Take the Quiz and complete the evaluation at the end of the module, you will be directed to your course completion certificate....

4 videos (Total 35 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

4 videos

5.1 Epidemiology of UTIs10m

5.2 Diagnosing a UTI11m

5.3 Treating UTIs3m

5.4 Prevention of UTIs9m

1 readings

Module Evaluation10m

1 practice exercises

Module 5 Quiz18m

6

Section

1 hour to complete

C. difficile Prevention in Nursing Homes

The goal of this module is to describe the epidemiology and control measures for C. difficile. To obtain CE Credit for this module: Take the Quiz and complete the evaluation at the end of the module, you will be directed to your course completion certificate....

4 videos (Total 30 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

4 videos

6.1 Epidemiology of C. difficile6m

6.2 Development of C. difficile Infection6m

6.3 Cross-transmission of C. difficile8m

6.4 Control and Prevention of C. difficile9m

1 readings

Module Evaluation10m

1 practice exercises

Module 6 Quiz14m

Instructor

Evelyn Cook

Associate Director

About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is known around the world for innovative teaching and research. Regularly ranked as the nation’s best value for academic quality, UNC has produced the most Rhodes Scholars for the past 25 years among U.S. public research universities....

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Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes