Infection Prevention and Management

This module is not scheduled to run in 2013/4.

Expressions of interest in the module are welcome for 2014/5; please email healthadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk

Why study with us?

To provide a module which enhances the role of health care professionals with regard to their professional duty to work towards a hazard free environment for patients and colleagues in relation to infection prevention. The module will encourage students to link theory with practice within their workplace through reflection on practice and online peer-group discussion.

Finance

If you are employed within NHS North West and this module is to be funded by your employing Trust, please contact your Line Manager and CPD Lead for advice relating to funding and the funding application process.

Resources and facilities

We are amongst the UK’s leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students. We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent.

Entry requirements

Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.

More information about levels and credits.

Credit and UCAS requirements Credit: 20 credits Selection criteria

To be eligible to study this module you should be able to apply it to your practice.

Students must participate in the formative components of the module in order to successfully pass the module.

Modules

HLLG6020 Infection Prevention and Management (20 credits at level 6)

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion, you will be able to:

1. Critically review local and national infection prevention policies.
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential principles of infection prevention.
3. Critically review and analyse the principles of disease transmission and epidemiological factors.
4. Demonstrate the utilisation of an evidence-based/research approach to clinical practice.
5. Critically review and evaluate the application of the essential principles of infection prevention in an area of clinical practice.

Indicative core bibliography

National Audit Office (2009) Reducing healthcare associated infections in hospitals in England HC560 Session 2008-2009. London, The Stationary Office.

Royal College of Nursing (2005) Good practice in infection prevention and control. London. Royal College of Nursing.

National Institute for Health and Clinical excellence (2003) Infection control, prevention of healthcare associated infection in primary and community care. Clinical guidelines 2. London, HMSO.

Gould. D. & Brooker. C. (2008) (2nd edition) Infection prevention and control. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Ayliffe. G. (2001) (3rd edition) Hospital acquired infection: Principals and prevention. Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Great Britain. Department of Health (2003) Winning Ways-Working together to reduce healthcare associated infection in England. London, Department of Health.

Course summary

Clinical, social psychological and management issues related to infection control, general principles of infection control, safe handling of sharps, sharps, specimens, contaminated waste, disposal of clinical waste; dealing with spillages of blood and body fluids; decontamination.