Infection ControlLaajuus (2 cr)
Code: 7K00DX23
Credits
2 op
Objectives
The student
- knows the most common microbes and communicable diseases
- is able to work according to aseptic principles, improving patient safety.
Content
- essential microbes in nursing, their transmission vectors basic concepts of asepsis
- aseptic practice in various nursing environments
- the importance of personal and hand hygiene in aseptic working
- different types of protection and using them properly
- use of the conventional precautions and different isolation measures in nursing care
- treatment-related infections and their prevention
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student
- knows the basics of infection prevention
- recognizes the microbial groups that are essential for health and knows the basics of their spreading
- is able to work according to aseptic principles without endangering patient safety.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student
- has a structured picture of the basics of infection prevention
- knows the microbial groups that are essential for health and understands the importance of their spreading in maintaining health and preventing illness
- is able to apply the principles of aseptic practice in different nursing environments and justify their activities.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student
- understands comprehensively the basics of infection prevention in various nursing environments
- knows the microbial groups that are essential to health and understands the importance of their proliferation in maintaining health and preventing illness
- is able to apply and evaluate the principles of aseptic work in different nursing environments and is able to justify the activity with evidence-based practice.