Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
4 Contact hours
Author:
Dana Bartlett, RN, BSN, MA, CSPI
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Medication Assistant (CMA), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Chiropractor, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dental Hygienist, Dentist, Home Health Aid (HHA), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Medical Assistant (MA), Medical Doctor (MD), Medication Aide, Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Osteopathic Doctor (DO), Other, Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Physician Assistant (PA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
New York Provider ID# IC 145, as Mandated by Chapter 786 of the New York Laws of 1992. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy; The AAFP has reviewed NY Infection Control and Barrier Precautions and deemed it acceptable for up to 4.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Elective credits. Term of Approval is from 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Course Description:
This course discusses 1) The process of transmission of infectious pathogens, 2) Basic infection control procedures and techniques, 3) How specific infectious pathogens are transmitted and the infection control procedures/techniques used to prevent their transmission, 4) Hospital-acquired infections – e.g.., specific pathogens like influenza and pneumonia, 5) Treatment of occupational exposure to hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and HIV, and 6) Sepsis.
Outcomes
≥92% of participants will know basic infection control procedures and techniques.
Objectives
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe key definitions related to infection control.
- Outline the components of various infection precautions.
- Determine when specific PPE should be used.
- Identify risk factors that increase the susceptibility to various infections.
- Specify signs and symptoms of various infections.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.