Health Studies Institute/Infection Control/Objectives

Course Objectives for
Infection Control & OSHA Essentials
5th Edition

When you complete this course, you will take a written test which will measure your ability to identify:

1. The requirements of OSHA's "Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, Final Rule."

2. Types of pathogen transmission and associated infectious substances.

3. Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions and their uses.

4. Appropriate patient isolations and health care worker restrictions.

5. Persons at high risk of infection and types of preexposure prophylaxis.

6. Types of postexposure prophylaxis and first aid.

7. At-work personal infection control procedures and equipment

8. Recommended sterilization and disinfection practices.

9. Procedures for dealing with sharps, chemical hazards, and regulated waste.

10. OSHA-required employee training and record keeping.

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