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Overview
This course follows the New York State Infection Control and Barrier Precautions education requirements.Goals and Learning Outcomes
This course follows the New York State’s Infection Control and Barrier Precautions education requirements mandated by the New York State Department of Health and approved for healthcare professionals practicing in New York.
The goal of this mandated training is to disseminate information related to the infection control and barrier precautions education requirements, ensure healthcare professionals understand and minimize the opportunity for bloodborne pathogen transmission, provide current scientifically accepted infection prevention and control practices, and discuss the disciplinary actions for not complying with the law.
- State the legal requirements for the education of infection prevention and control practices for healthcare providers in NY State.
- Identify responsibilities related to infection prevention and control practices, and the consequences of failing to comply.
- Discuss mechanisms of disease transmission and factors that influence the outcome of exposure.
- Describe engineering controls, safe injection practices, and work practice controls.
- Summarize strategies for preventing pathogen transmission of HIV, HBV, and HCV.
- Explain the circumstances that require the use of barriers and PPE.
- Differentiate the correct use and strategies for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.
- Describe occupational health strategies in protecting healthcare workers and patients.
- Discuss the basics of sepsis and related evaluation and management strategies for sepsis.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2020
REL-PAC-0-ICSNY
Course Author
CHC, CMAC
RN
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have 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.
Approved by NYS DOH
According to the New York Board of Nursing license renewal CEU requirements, nursing professionals are required to complete contact hours on the topic of infection control every four years. The course must be from an approved provider. This course was developed specifically to meet the New York Board of Nursing license renewal requirement.
Who is Approved for the New York State Infection Control Course?
Infection Control: State of New York course is approved for the following healthcare professionals in NY:
- Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
- Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
- Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs)