Infection Control
Instructor:
Jane Vargas, CLS, MS; Adam Orkand, BA
Contact Hours:
1.0
Date:
January 01, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Description:
Avoiding disease transmission through the use of personnel protective equipment and work practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how disease is transmitted through the chain of infection.
- Describe the risk of HIV and Hepatitis to health care personnel and the modes of transmission for each.
- Define nosocomial infection.
- Define standard precautions.
- List the steps in the hand washing and hand rubbing procedures.
- List the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used by laboratory personnel and describe how each is used.
- Describe isolation procedures and the associated PPE.
- Describe the handling of regulated medical waste and cleaning procedures.
- Describe the emergency response to a blood or body fluid exposure.