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Infection control & standard precautions

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for clinical and support staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain how infections spread in healthcare (chain of infection)
  • Video
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • Perform hand hygiene at the right moments with the right method
  • Flashcards
  • Step-by-step
  • Video
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Select, don and doff PPE based on a risk assessment
  • Accordion
  • Step-by-step
  • Video
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Apply standard precautions: respiratory hygiene, injection safety, environmental cleaning, sharps
  • Tabs
  • Matching quiz

  • Follow contact, droplet and airborne precautions and signage
  • Checklist
  • Scenario
  • Process
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

What is the lesson from the norovirus story?

 

Small gaps in hand hygiene between rooms can spread germs across a whole unit.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Your hands are visibly soiled. What should you use?

 

Alcohol rub does not work well on visible dirt. Wash with soap and water.

Lesson 2, Hand hygiene, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Why do you clean a surface before you disinfect it?

 

Disinfectants work best on clean surfaces, and must stay wet for the contact time.

Lesson 5, Environment, equipment & you, teaches this. See the outline

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Infection control & standard precautions

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Teal humanist

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Infection control & standard precautions course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 8 min

    Explain how infections spread in healthcare (chain of infection).

  • Lesson 2: Hand hygiene · 8 min

    Perform hand hygiene at the right moments with the right method.

  • Lesson 3: Standard precautions · 7 min

    Select, don and doff PPE based on a risk assessment.

  • Lesson 4: Transmission-based precautions · 5 min

    Apply standard precautions: respiratory hygiene, injection safety, environmental cleaning, sharps.

  • Lesson 5: Environment, equipment & you · 7 min

    Follow contact, droplet and airborne precautions and signage.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: CDC Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings; CDC/HICPAC Isolation P…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check CDC Core Infection Prevention and Control or ask your own counsel.

At hire + annually (employer policy / CMS LTC expectations); NY licensees every 4 years from an approved provider.

Clinical and support staff in nursing homes, outpatient clinics, dental offices, home health (CNAs, nurses, EVS/housekeeping, dietary).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in CDC Core Infection Prevention and Control.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Hand hygiene stations
  • Isolation signage and supplies
  • Approved disinfectants
  • Exposure reporting contact
  • Sick leave policy
  • Infection preventionist contact
  • E.g. NY 4-year infection control coursework
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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