Instructor Manual for the Infection Control Course
Session Law 2011-99 (House Bill 474) mandated infection prevention requirements for adult care homes. The requirements included completion of an infection control course by the following:
- Medication aides in adult care homes
- Supervisors of medication aides in adult care homes
- Nonsupervisory staff designated to direct the adult care home’s infection control activities
The Infection Control Course (PDF, 4.31 MB) was developed by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in November 2011. The Infection Control Course may be used as a student guide.
The Infection Control for Adult Care Homes – Instructor’s Manual was developed to aid instructors with training of the approved Infection Control Course for adult care homes. The use of the training manual is not mandatory. Training may be provided in various methods as long as information in the state approved Infection Control Course is incorporated in the training and the instructor who oversees the training program meets the requirements for instructors.
- Cover (PDF, 470 KB)
- Introduction and Directions for Use (PDF, 124 KB)
- Table of Contents (PDF, 69 KB)
- Section 1: Infection Control Training in Adult Care Homes
- Section 2: What is an Infection?
- Section 3 : Breaking the Chain of Infection Activities and Skills
- Section 4: Breaking the Chain of Infection in the Adult Care Home
- Section 5: Bloodborne Pathogens
- Section 6: Activities
(PDF, 51 KB)
- #1 Build a Chain of Infection (PDF, 62 KB)
- #2 Chain of Infection (PDF, 63 KB)
- #2 Chain of Infection Answers (PDF, 64 KB)
- #3 Hand Positions During Hand Hygiene (PDF, 646 KB)
- Instructions for Activities #4 and #5 (PDF, 63 KB)
- #4 Handwashing Check-off (PDF, 65 KB)
- #5 Alcohol-based Hand Rub Check-off (PDF, 62 KB)
- #6 Germs, Germs, Germs (PDF, 69 KB)
- #7 Glove Sizing (PDF, 61 KB)
- #8 Gloves, Gloves, Gloves (PDF, 60 KB)
- Instructions for Activities #9, #10 and #11 (PDF, 64 KB)
- #9 Gloving Check-off (PDF, 64 KB)
- #10 Gowning Check-off (PDF, 64 KB)
- #11 Masking Check-off (PDF, 62 KB)
- Section 7: Resources and References (PDF, 152 KB)
