Infection Prevention & Control

This course explains the chain of infection and the standard infection control precautions in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual for England, including hand hygiene, PPE, equipment, linen, spills, waste and sharps. It also outlines transmission-based precautions, outbreaks, staff illness, vaccination and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice. It is knowledge and awareness training and does not replace practical training, competency assessment or your organisation's policies.
Modules
5
Duration
About 50 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 18

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain the chain of infection and how microorganisms spread in care settings.
  • ✓Describe the standard infection control precautions and the legal framework for infection prevention.
  • ✓Apply effective hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene at the right moments.
  • ✓Select, put on and take off personal protective equipment in the correct order.
  • ✓Manage equipment, linen, spills, waste and sharps safely and respond to exposure incidents.
  • ✓Recognise when transmission-based precautions are needed and how to respond to outbreaks and staff illness.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: How Infections Spread and the Law

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Hand Hygiene, Respiratory Hygiene and Placement

    Video (6 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Personal Protective Equipment

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Equipment, Environment, Linen, Spills, Waste and Sharps

    Video (6 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  5. Module 5: Extra Precautions, Outbreaks and Staff Health

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate