• In 500 words or less, articulate the links in the COI.
• Describe how pathogenic microorganisms can be spread in healthcare settings.
• Explain four strategies to break the COI in healthcare settings.
• Explain four strategies to reduce patient risks for infections.
• Differentiate between standard precautions and transmission-based precautions (i.e., contact, droplet, and airborne).
• Assess clinical scenarios that necessitate staff use of PPE to prevent exposure to blood and/or other potentially infectious materials (OPIMs).
• Develop clinical scenarios for staff to engage in safe work practices
• Return demonstrate how to correctly don and doff PPE.
• Summarize PEM procedures for staff exposed to blood and/or OPIMs.
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In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer reimburse healthcare organizations for the cost or treatment associated with caring for patients that acquire healthcare-associated conditions (e.g., HAIs) that were not present on admission (Conway, 2013). Despite the fact that faculty may possess a basic understanding of IPC strategies (e.g., hand hygiene) and provide staff educational in-services, HAIs remains a significant (i.e., number one) threat to the health and well-being of patients worldwide (Wyer et al.,