Infection Control in Foot Care
1.0 CE Credit

Ensure the highest standards of safety and care with Rainier Medical’s "Infection Control in Foot Care" course. Designed specifically for nurses involved in routine foot care, this comprehensive video training provides essential knowledge on preventing cross-contamination and managing infection risks. By participating in this course, you’ll earn 1.0 Continuing Education credit and gain valuable insights into maintaining a safe clinical environment for both you and your patients.

Features:

• Expert Guidance: Learn from industry experts about effective disinfection methods and protocols tailored for foot care instruments.
• Comprehensive Content: Covers standard precautions, personal protection equipment, and the latest CDC recommendations for instrument cleaning.
• Practical Tools: Includes a video course, worksheet PDF, and links to tests, providing a complete learning package.
• Regulatory Insights: Stay informed about regulations and best practices from various healthcare bodies to ensure compliance and safety.

Maintaining proper infection control is critical in foot care, where the risk of cross-contamination is high. This course empowers nurses with the knowledge to implement effective disinfection and sterilization protocols, protecting both patients and healthcare providers. With detailed instructions and practical advice, you’ll be equipped to handle instruments safely, reduce airborne contagions, and follow industry standards.

Invest in your professional development and ensure the highest level of care with Rainier Medical’s infection control training. Your patients trust you with their health — this course helps you honor that trust by maintaining impeccable hygiene standards.

This course comprises 1 Continuing Education credit.

Infection Control in Foot Care Video Contents

• Standard precautions and personal protection equipment
• Blood & body fluid precautions, contact precautions, airborne precautions and droplet precautions
• Centers for Disease Control recommendations for foot care instrument cleaning
• Protocols for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing instruments and equipment
• Types of products used for intermediate and high level disinfection of foot care instruments
• Checklist for instrument cleaning to ensure effective sterilization and disinfection
• Unacceptable methods of disinfection and sterilization for foot care instruments
• Cross contamination issues related to foot soaks
• Literature involving respiratory hazards from toenail sanding dust

Objectives of this Continuing Education Video Course

• Discuss the disinfection and sterilization recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control relative to instrument used in routine foot care
• Discuss the steps and processes in cleaning and appropriately disinfected instruments and equipment used in routine foot care
• Discuss effective and ineffective methods of disinfection and sterilization
• Describe the issues of personal protection related to the dust which can be caused by mechanical sanding of toenails
• Discuss methods that can be used to protect the patient and the foot care nurse from respiratory issues during sanding of thickened toenails