Clinical Practice
Infection Prevention and Control
This self-directed learning unit equips nurses and midwives with the knowledge, skills and professional attitudes required to prevent healthcare-associated infections through effective infection prevention and control practices. The course emphasizes standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, appropriate use of personal protective equipment, environmental cleaning, safe waste management and patient safety.
1.0 CPD credit hour · 0 modules · 102 minutes · 80% to pass · UGX 25,000
Who it is for
- Enrolled Nurses, Enrolled Midwives, Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives, Comprehensive Nurses, Nursing Officers and other nursing and midwifery professionals.
Competencies
- Apply evidence-based infection prevention and control measures consistently to reduce healthcare-associated infections and improve patient and health worker safety.