AH 202 - Healthcare Infection Control

1 Credit(s)

Course Description: Prepares students to utilize proper infection control protocols in the healthcare industry. Provides a comprehensive overview of infectious diseases and their relationships to patient safety and occupational risk, standard and universal precautions, prevention of disease transmission, prevention of cross contamination, maintaining aseptic conditions, performing sterilization procedures, environmental asepsis, and occupational safety.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Describe infectious diseases and relationships to patient safety and occupational risk. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#2: Demonstrate how to prevent cross-contamination and disease transmission and describe how to maintain aseptic conditions.
CLO#3: Describe standards and guidelines of occupational safety and infection control for healthcare personnel.

Typical Course Content:
Patient and Health Care Worker Education

Prevention of Cross-Contamination and Disease Transmission

Maintenance of Aseptic Conditions

Instrument Processing

Asepsis Procedures

OSHA

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (20) and a standard RCC delivery of (22) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (24) hours per term.