Nosocomial Infections
This course covers nosocomial infections in senior living facility-based communities, including how to recognize resident risk factors and identify common categories of infections. Learn effective nosocomial infection prevention and control practices and become a master of the 4 Fundamentals for Infection Reporting in Long-term Care Facilities and the CDC’s 7 Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship. No matter what your role is as a clinician in a senior living community, this course will help you understand nosocomial infections and what you can do to keep your residents and your team safer and healthier.
Objectives:
- Describe risk factors that residents have for developing nosocomial infections in facility-based senior living communities.
- Discuss the 5 Common Types of Nosocomial Infections.
- Apply standard precautions to develop an outbreak response plan for implementing infection control measures.
- Explain the 4 Fundamentals for Infection Reporting in Long-term Care Facilities.
- Develop a plan to integrate the CDC’s 7 Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship and resident education strategies into everyday practice in all senior living communities.
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