Post Graduate Certification in Infection Prevention

( PGCIP )

❖ Standard precautions/Transmission based Precautions/Surgical Asepsis

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to

1. Assess client care area for sources of infection

2. Understand communicable diseases and the modes of organism transmission (e.g., airborne, droplet, contact)

3. Apply principles of infection control (e.g., hand hygiene, aseptic technique, isolation, sterile technique, universal/standard precautions)

4. Follow correct policy and procedures when reporting a client with a communicable disease

5. Educate client and staff regarding infection control measures

6. Utilize appropriate precautions for immunocompromised clients

7. Use the appropriate technique to set up a sterile field/maintain asepsis

8. Evaluate infection control precautions implemented by staff members

9. Evaluate whether the aseptic technique performed correctly

10. Identify signs, symptoms, and incubation periods of infectious diseases

11. Provide care to a client with an infectious disease