Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Staff

This Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Staff course provides an opportunity to review in more depth the use of standard infection prevention and control measures. This content deals with the fundamentals and principles involved in preventing healthcare associated infections. You will also learn how you should manage them, and apply your principles of infection control knowledge in practice.

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain what a healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is and how these infections spread
• Describe the impact healthcare-associated infections have on patients, your duty of care to patients and management in the workplace that can prevent the spread
• Describe how healthcare staff can help prevent infections from spreading
• Explain what asepsis is
• Describe how hand hygiene, personal protective equipment management of blood, body fluids, sharps, the environment and care equipment helps prevent the spread of infection
• Know about roles and responsibilities with infection prevention

Exams and Accreditation Features:

• This course is accredited by The CPD Group
• The CPD Accreditation Group, an independent body operating across all market sectors and in support of all professional institutions, bodies and societies. Its certified CPD ‘quality mark’ is a recognised symbol of quality-assured training.
• The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
• Our Online test will be multiple choice. You can retake the test at no extra cost to improve your grade.
• An accredited certificate is awarded upon completion which enable you to obtain certified CPD hours
• All evidence of learning and certification will remain on our system for your future reference.

E-Learning Format

This eLearning is accessed through a dedicated learner portal. Your course material is presented in an interactive and easy to follow presentation enabling you to study at your own pace.

The course is divided into simple sections with a short quiz at the end of each to test your knowledge. Once you have progressed through each of the course sections you can complete an end of course quiz which consists of multiple-choice questions based on the material that you have studied.

Once you have passed the course you can download your fully accredited CPD certificate (PDF format) directly from your learning account.

Certificate

Completing this course is the perfect way to prove your knowledge. The certificate achieved is fully registered with the CPD Group.

You don’t need to have any previous training to do this course.

In order to complete this course, you must achieve 80% or more in the final multiple-choice quiz.

Benefits

• 100% Pass Rate.
• Easy to complete.
• Improve your career prospects.
• Learn valuable knowledge, skills, advice and guidance to help you achieve success.
• Study online from anywhere.
• Study at your own pace.
• Download and print your accredited CPD certificate on successful completion.

Course Compatibility

All our courses are fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.

We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed our courses to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices.