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Bloodborne Pathogens for Healthcare Workers

Goal:

Objectives:

Describe the incidence of blood borne pathogen diseases among healthcare workers and in the population at large.
Identify the hazards of contact with body fluids that may contain blood borne pathogens.
Identify how infection control work practices and hospital engineering controls are used to prevent contact with blood borne pathogens.
Identify the minimum parts of an exposure control plan.
Identify general actions to follow in response to emergencies involving blood and how to handle exposure incidents.
Identify the training and recordkeeping requirements necessary for hospitals to meet the blood borne pathogen standards set by OSHA and JCAHO.

Bloodborne Pathogens for Healthcare Supervisors

Goal:

Objectives:

Define blood borne pathogen exposure risks for healthcare personnel.
Identify specific management methods to determine competencies of healthcare workers involved in prevention, surveillance, and control of blood borne pathogen infections.
Describe the requirements of the four major “employee” elements of a Hospital Infection Control Plan (i.e., protection, medical management, training, and record keeping).
Identify resources that assist hospital employees in creating an environment of care that prevents the spread of blood borne pathogens.

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