Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control e-Learning
This micro course looks at key definitions of Infection prevention and control and the impact of infections. It explains why infection control is so important and how it impacts patients, staff and employees.
The course then goes on to look at the Legislation that covers Infection prevention and best practices. This includes the Health and Safety at Work act, RIDDOR and COSHH.
Lastly it looks at what is an infection. Signs of infection and infections that can be associated with healthcare settings including MRSA, C-Difficile and Norovirus.
Who should complete this course
This course is aimed at people working in health and social care settings and is a vital part of training for everyone in those environments.
Course syllabus
- Infection prevention and control, and the impact of infection.
Course duration
- With this on-line course you can stop and start your learning to suit your time constraints
- 10 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
- Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+
Course costs
- £12 GBP per licence
- Click here to purchase and access your course
Assessment
- The course consists of one module with questions at the end.
- You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass.
- On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately.
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