This course will provide infection prevention and control (IPC) training for individuals responsible for IPC programs in nursing homes so they can effectively implement their programs and ensure adherence to recommended practices by front-line staff. The course will include information about the core activities of an effective IPC program, with a detailed explanation of recommended IPC practices to prevent pathogen transmission and reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes. Additionally, this course will provide helpful implementation resources (e.g., training tools, checklists, signs, and policy and procedure templates).

The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course is made up of 24 modules and submodules addressing a variety of topics including an overview of the IPC program and the role of the infection preventionist, infection surveillance and outbreak management, infection prevention practices such as hand hygiene, and antibiotic stewardship. The modules are listed below: 

•  Module 1 - Infection Prevention & Control Program

•  Module 2- The Infection Preventionist

•  Module 3 - Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program

•  Module 4 – Infection Surveillance

•  Module 5 - Outbreaks

•  Module 6A – Principles of Standard Precautions

•  Module 6B – Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions

•  Module 7 - Hand Hygiene

•  Module 8 - Injection Safety

•  Module 9 - Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette

•  Module 10A - Indwelling Urinary Catheters

•  Module 10B - Central Venous Catheters

•  Module 10C - Infection Prevention during Wound Care

•  Module 10D - Point-of-Care Blood Testing

•  Module 11A - Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment

•  Module 11B - Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection

•  Module 11C - Water Management Program

•  Module 11D – Linen Management

•  Module 12A - Preventing Bacterial Respiratory Infection

•  Module 12B -Tuberculosis Prevention

•  Module 12C - Preventing Viral Respiratory Infection

•  Module 13 - Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program

•  Module 14 - Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes

•  Module 15 - Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions