Induction - Residential Care - Causes and Chain of Infection Training Resources

Induction - Residential Care - Causes and Chain of Infection Overview (General Information for prior to formal Infection Control Training) PRESENTATION

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Aims and Objectives:
To give newly recruited residential care workers essential information about how infections spread and how to prevent them​
Learning objectives:​
Understand what causes infections in a care setting.​
Learn how infections spread from one person to another.​
Know simple steps to stop the spread of infections in the care home and understand policies and procedures.

Presentation (29 Slides)
Aims and Objectives
Introduction
What is an infection?
Causes of Infection
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
Chain of Infection
Example Chain of Infection (Bacteria)
Example Chain of Infection (Virus)
Example Chain of Infection (Fungi)
Example Chain of Infection (Parasite)
Portals of Entry and Exit
Modes of Transmission
General Steps for Stopping the Spread of Infection
Infection Control Policies and Procedures​ - What they Detail
Next Steps
Summary of Key Points
References and Further Reading

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