Infection Prevention and Standard Precautions
Everyday infection prevention in behavioral health settings: how infections spread, hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, choosing and using PPE, cleaning and disinfecting shared spaces, responding to exposures, and safe practices for clinical tasks such as injections and specimen collection.
Online, self-paced · about 25 minutes · graded exam and certificate
Who should take it
All staff, especially those in residential, inpatient, nursing, direct-care and front-desk roles.
National course on standard precautions. Your organization's infection prevention plan, state licensing rules and public health guidance during outbreaks may add requirements.
What employees will learn
- ✓Describe the main ways infections spread.
- ✓Perform hand hygiene correctly and at the right times.
- ✓Use respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette, and support clients in doing the same.
- ✓Select and use personal protective equipment for the task.
- ✓Clean and disinfect shared surfaces and equipment correctly.
- ✓Respond to infectious exposures and know when to stay home.
Topics covered
- •Hand hygiene
- •Transmission prevention
- •Respiratory hygiene
- •PPE
- •Environmental cleaning
- •Infectious exposure
- •Safe clinical practices
Sources this course is based on
This course is not accredited for continuing education credit and is not approved by a government agency. Training supports, but does not guarantee, your organization's compliance. Course content explains federal rules and accepted practice; state requirements may differ.