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Hand Hygiene Steps, Practices and Strategies

Online
3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online hygiene course explains the importance of hand hygiene practices in public healthcare and daily life. Discover the importance of cleaning your hands properly with these free hygiene lessons that apply to both healthcare settings and daily life. Delve into the multifaceted impact of hand hygiene on public health, exploring its role in preventing infections and reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) including associated costs. Join us in fostering hand hygiene awareness and contributing to a healthier, safer world through education.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID191890
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Describe the importance of hand hygiene in both healthcare settings and everyday life
• Explain the various types of hand hygiene practices and their significance in preventing infectious diseases
• Classify the consequences of poor hand hygiene compliance, both on an individual and global scale
• Evaluate the relationship between hand hygiene and the transmission of infectious diseases
• Identify the responsibilities of healthcare professionals in setting an example for hand hygiene compliance
• Recognise the impact of hand hygiene on public health, including its role in reducing healthcare-associated infections
• Discuss common barriers that hinder individuals from practising good hand hygiene
Course Code130

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