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NICE: Nurse's Infection Control Curriculum

I-TECH India, July 2009

The objective of the Nurse's Infection Control Education (NICE) Training Program is to provide basic information on infection control to nurses/health care workers in India so that they can take precautions against occupational exposures while treating the patients who are infected with HIV and also educate patients/attendants regarding taking precautions to avoid infections.

This course is designed to take 4.5 days of interactive classroom training and .5 day of Action Planning and wrap up. The curriculum includes 9 units covering: Basic Concepts of Tuberculosis (TB), General Waste Management, Management of Hospital Equipments, Management of Body Fluids, Blood Borne Pathogens & Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), Safe Invasive Procedures, Staff Education and Supervision, and Action Plan.

Facilitator's Guide [PDF]Participant Manual [PDF]Slides [PDF] & Videos [RealMedia]
About this Course176K184K
Session 1: Course Introduction, Basic Concepts of Tuberculosis (TB) and Prevention of TB2.5MB2.4MB976K [PDF]
Session 2: General Waste Management & Aseptic Technique1.8MB1.7MB269K [PDF]
Session 3: Hand Washing & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)299K282KVideo (10:38) [RealMedia]
Session 4: Management of Hospital Equipments308K237KVideo (3:34) [RealMedia]
Session 5: Management of Body Fluids528K434KVideo (9:33) [RealMedia]
Session 6: Blood Borne Pathogens & Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)1.8MB1.7MB505K [PDF]
Session 7: Safe Invasive Procedures245K209K
Session 8: Staff Education and Supervision1.1MB1.1MB220K [PDF]
Session 9: Quiz, Action Plan & Wrap Up894K168K186K [PDF]
Appendices341K261K