Course Description
This course consists of the materials and information necessary to protect yourself and those around you from being exposed to blood or blood-containing items that you may come into contact with throughout your job. Your employer may require this training as part of your training for bloodborne pathogens. In addition, such training is required annually by the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA). Your employer will provide additional training, an Exposure Control Plan (ECP), on bloodborne pathogens as indicated by your role and responsibilities in your organization.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify sources of bloodborne pathogens
- Understand the risks involved when caring for people where you may come into contact with blood
- Learn how to clean up blood and blood-containing fluids appropriately
- Understand the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) for preventing transmission of bloodborne pathogens
- Explain how bloodborne pathogens are transmitted
- Learn how to avoid exposure to bloodborne pathogens from the use of sharps
- Learn how to respond if exposure does occur
- Create a core sense of responsibility
Intended Audience
This course is intended for nurses and certified nursing assistants and healthcare assistants.
Author
Provided by Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS, Save a Life Certifications is the premier online provider of online medical certification and recertification. Save a Life provides certification in crucial medical training, such as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS), automated external defibrillator (AED), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.
All proceeds from Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS support the efforts of the Disque Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission of advancing healthcare education for the underserved worldwide. This funding provides much-needed life support training in areas such as Haiti, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the United States.
In conjunction with Medline, Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS has produced a series of courses on crucial medical training. In keeping with its mission of providing vital medical support to those in under-served areas, these courses are now available to anyone anywhere, online, and free of charge.
Certification Information
This course is for training in bloodborne pathogens. If you would like to be certified, please visit SaveaLife.com and complete your BBP certification test. Your course completion certificate will include a promotional code and instructions to take the certification exam for FREE!