This course qualifies for 1 CE / 1 IPU and corresponds to the following Infection Prevention Unit (IPU) domain(s):
- Identification of Infectious Disease Processes
- Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents
- Environment of Care
- Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, Asepsis
At the end of this course, the learner shall be able to:
- Identify factors that impact surgical site infections
- Describe cleaning/disinfection measures in the OR as recommended by AORN
- Outline benefits of newer surface disinfection technologies to reduce risk of SSIs