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Improving infection control competency through an online learning course.

Lynda Atack1, Robert Luke

  • 1School of Community and Health Studies, Centennial College, Toronto, Canada.

Nursing Times
|March 7, 2009
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Online training significantly boosted infection prevention and control skills for healthcare professionals. Employer support, including dedicated time and resources, is crucial for successful online learning programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare education
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Online learning technologies

Background:

  • Healthcare staff knowledge of infection prevention and control can decline over time.
  • Keeping up with evolving best practices in infection control is challenging.
  • Existing training methods may not adequately address knowledge gaps.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate an online course for enhancing infection prevention and control (IPC) competency.
  • To improve accessibility to IPC training for healthcare professionals.
  • To assess the effectiveness of online learning in IPC education.

Main Methods:

  • A pre- and post-course survey design was employed.
  • Seventy-six healthcare professionals, primarily nurses, participated in the study.
  • Competency scores and participant satisfaction were measured.

Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated significant improvements in infection prevention and control competency scores.
  • High levels of participant satisfaction were reported for the online course.
  • The study identified key barriers to online learning in the workplace.

Conclusions:

  • Online learning offers an effective platform for nurses to update their infection prevention and control knowledge and skills.
  • Organizational support, including protected training time and access to technology, is essential for the success of online learning initiatives.
  • Employer commitment is vital to ensure healthcare professionals can effectively utilize online training for continuous professional development.