Infection control education for healthcare workers

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Infection Control Education for Healthcare Workers

Some state(s) require ongoing periodic education on Infection Control Measures for those renewing a license to care for patients. New York state is one example of such a state and Excelsior College is required to ensure students have this education in their AD nursing education. The content relates to much you will learn in this course in Module 3, such as standard and transmission-based precautions. The content also includes practices and policies for determining the health of healthcare workers at hire and ongoing through employment. Assessment of the health of workers is thus a key factor.

Key points are as follows.

• Immunizations ie. Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, influenza, etc.

• Tuberculosis skin testing

• Screening for communicable disease symptoms

• Evaluating & Restricting workers with infectious symptoms such as fever, cough, rash, draining wounds, vesicular lesions, diarrhea, vomiting, etc

Management Strategies for Potentially Communicable Conditions Points

Health care facilities are expected to follow these points:

• Evaluation and treatment of healthcare worker symptoms

• Limiting contact with people at risk of developing an infection

• Healthcare worker unable to work until no longer infectious

Occupational Health Strategies to Prevent and Control Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission

• Educate staff on infectious agents, ie. (HBV, HCV, HIV)

• Hand hygiene practices

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) and barrier protection

• Sharp safety

• Standard and Universal precautions

1. Have you experienced these assessments? Which ones?

2. Compare your responses to the presented information.

3. Does your state require ongoing mandatory infection prevention education to be licensed as an RN?

4. Compare your responses to the presented information.

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