CPD Plus: Infection Prevention and Control (Aged Care Focus)

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is essential to protecting residents, staff and visitors in aged residential care. This module provides Registered Nurses with practical, up-to-date knowledge aligned with Ngā Paerewa NZS 8134:2021, Health New Zealand guidance and current best practice. It covers everyday infection prevention, including hand hygiene, PPE, aseptic technique, environmental cleaning and device care, as well as the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance and outbreaks. Infection Prevention and Control - Infection Prevention and Control Principles - Standard Precautions - Hand Hygiene (WHO 5 Moments and auditing) - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – selection, donning and doffing - Transmission-Based Precautions (Contact, Droplet and Airborne) - Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT) - Sharps Safety and Needle-stick Injury Management - Environmental Cleaning and Shared Equipment Decontamination - Safe Linen and Clinical Waste Management - Specimen Collection, Handling and Transport - Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) - Device-Associated Infection Prevention (Urinary Catheters, Wounds, PEGs, etc.) - Wound Infection Prevention and Management - Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs/MROs) - Antimicrobial Stewardship - Outbreak Recognition, Notification and Management - Gastroenteritis (Norovirus) Outbreak Management CPD Hours: 2