Course Description
This course is designed to educate healthcare personnel about the risks, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis in order to increase safety in hospitals and other medical facilities. It will also provide information about the work practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that are designed to help prevent transmission of the disease.
Requirement References
29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens
29 CFR 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment
General Duty Clause of the OSH Act
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Define tuberculosis and list common symptoms.
- Learn the difference between TB infection and TB disease.
- Understand how a person becomes infected with TB.
- Understand PPE, and Isolation procedures and how to minimize exposure.
- Describe procedures for when an individual tests positive for TB.
Course Lessons
- Introduction and Objectives
- Definition, Symptoms and Types
- Transmission
- Testing and Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
Medical OSHA Training - Features and Benefits
- Course material is engaging and accurate.
- Online content, quiz, and test questions are directed to the content provided in the course and are based on proven adult learning theory principles.
- Interactivities are used to engage the learner and hold his or her interest.
- Includes course certificate of completion for each student and course completion reports for proof of compliance.
- Learners and administrators have 24 x 7 access to courses and reporting features.
- Audio narration that can be muted for crowded office environments plus audio transcript available in the course.
- Non-graded knowledge checks to reinforce lesson objectives.
- Bookmarking so learners can reopen the course to continue at page in the course where it was previously closed.
- Relevant images and animations are used throughout the course.
- The course mobile compatible to run on IOS and Android mobile devices.
- Unlimited times to pass end-of course-assessment with 80% minimum passing score.
Estimated Time: 20 Minutes