14.5.5 SH7522 Current Issues in Quality Insurance of Infection Control 1 – 2 CR 1.5 – 3 ECTS CR

Objectives
The student:
•is aware of the current challenges in infection control in social and health care.
•understands the importance of the co-operation against nosocomial and community –acquired infections during the clients/ patient’s health care process.
•understands the keynotes of the infection control policy in collaboration with primary and secondary levels of health care an is able to follow this policy during his/her clinical in Finnish health/ social care organisations.

Content
Definition of infection, the principles of infection control and universal precautions against hospital or personnel acquired infections,

Prerequisites
For bachelor of nursing or bachelor of social work students.

Methods
Lectures, group work, literature review

Assessment
Written standards and criteria of universal infection control policy in student’s own clinical field.

Semester
Period 3 – 4, spring

Laurea Polytechnic
Vantaa Institute
Nursing and Public Health Nursing
Contact person: Ms. Tuula Ikonen
Karsikkokuja 15
FIN-01360 Vantaa
Tel. + 358 20 5787 395
Fax + 358 20 5787 300
Email: tuula.ikonen@laurea.fi