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Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course

What will I learn?

Improve your nursing skills with our Training Course for Preventing Infections in Elderly Care Homes. You will learn how to spot and handle chest infections (respiratory infections), become good at watching and reporting infections, and understand where infections come from in care homes. Learn how to put in place good ways to prevent infections, like using protective gear (PPE) and washing hands properly. You will also learn how to teach staff and people living in the home about infection prevention. Make sure you are following the rules and always trying to improve things with practical training that you can use in your job.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online courses available for life
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your own course schedule
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet needed

Develop skills

Enhance the practical skills listed below

Become an expert at watching infections: Keep track of infections and report them well.

Use protective gear properly: Make sure everyone uses gloves, masks, and gowns the right way.

Improve hand washing: Encourage everyone to wash their hands very well.

Find dangers that cause infection: See risky things in shared areas and with equipment.

Create teaching plans: Teach staff and residents how to prevent infections.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before beginning, feel free to change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not akin to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.