Description
Infection Control in Foot Care - 1.0 CE
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