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This course covers the following information:

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: HIV, Hepatitis and Source of Infection

  • The health hazards posed by HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
  • How bloodborne pathogens can be transmitted in healthcare environments.
  • What types of materials are most likely to transmit bloodborne pathogens.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: The Exposure Control Plan

  • The purpose and contents of your facility's Exposure Control Plan.
  • The policies and procedures that are typically included in an Exposure Control Plan.
  • What "safe work practices" should be followed under "Standard Precautions".
  • How bloodborne pathogens can be transmitted by "needlesticks" and other "sharps" injuries.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Labeling

  • How materials and equipment can become "contaminated" by bloodborne pathogens.
  • How to define "Regulated Waste".
  • How labeling and other types of marking can help prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
  • The various forms of "biohazard" labels.
  • When and where biohazard labels should be used.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing Exposure: Work Practices

  • The types of infection controls that may be used to reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens in a healthcare facility.
  • How these infection controls work.
  • Specific safe work practices that can help prevent exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing Exposure: Housekeeping

  • How good housekeeping practices can help to prevent exposure to bloodborne pathogens in a healthcare facility.
  • What types of containers should be used for the safe handling and disposal of potentially contaminated materials.
  • Specific housekeeping procedures that can be used to safely handle and dispose of contaminated needles, sharps and other regulated waste.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing Exposure: Materials and Equipment

  • What procedures to follow to safely handle potentially contaminated laundry.
  • What types of activities should never take place in areas where exposure to bloodborne pathogens could occur.
  • How to control exposure to bloodborne pathogens that have contaminated equipment.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Personal Protective Equipment

  • How personal protective equipment (PPE) can help to prevent exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
  • The specific types of PPE that should be used to control exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
  • Specific practices for the proper use of and safe recycling and disposal of contaminated PPE.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Vaccination

  • How vaccination can be used to help prevent infection by bloodborne pathogens.
  • The capabilities and limitations of the Hepatitis B vaccine.
  • How healthcare facilities typically administer employee vaccination programs for Hepatitis B.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Accidental Exposure

  • The risks of accidental exposure to bloodborne pathogens that typically exist in a healthcare facility.
  • What you can do to reduce the risk of infection after an accidental exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
  • What decontamination procedures to follow after any exposure to a potentially infectious material.

Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities: Post Exposure Procedures

  • The responsibilities a healthcare employer has toward an employee who has been exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
  • What administrative procedures will be followed after an exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
  • The purpose and content of a "Sharps Injury Log".
  • What will be done to evaluate any possible health effects an exposure to bloodborne pathogens may cause.