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Infection prevention and control: Hand hygiene, PPE and precautions for nurses and care staff

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 13 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding, annually
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
PPE: choose, put on, take off
What would you do?

Kofi removes his gloves, touches his mask, then the door handle

Try it: this is one of 21 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Scenario, flashcards, accordion, process and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 301.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 301.1Explain why standard precautions apply to every patient and name the links in the chain of infectionExample: CDC and HICPAC isolation precautions guideline; best practiceWhole course
SO 301.2Identify the five moments for hand hygiene and choose between hand rub and washing under local policy + your infoWHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health CareWhole course
SO 301.3Choose PPE for the task and put it on and take it off in the order set by local policy + your infoExamples: CDC and HICPAC guideline; national infection prevention manuals; local policyWhole course
SO 301.4Apply transmission-based precautions (contact, droplet, airborne) and manage the room and equipment + your infoExamples: CDC and HICPAC guideline; national infection prevention manualsWhole course
SO 301.5Protect key sites and devices during aseptic procedures, and recognise and report a possible outbreak + your infoExamples: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections; best practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 13 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why every patient, every time

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
A busy morning on Ward 5TextImageChecklist
The chain of infectionTimelineKey factQuiz
2

Standard precautions and the five moments

3 pages

6 min
What countsTabsNote
The five momentsFlashcards
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

PPE: choose, put on, take off

3 pages

6 min
Choose for the taskAccordion
Put it in orderProcessYour infoSorting activity
Spot the errorScenarioQuiz
4

Precautions, isolation and aseptic technique: grey areas

3 pages

6 min
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenarioYour infoQuiz
Key parts, key sitesSorting activityMatching quiz
5

Speak up and report

3 pages

6 min
Who to tellProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
Outbreak basicsAccordionButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

4 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "small habits protect every patient" (speaker notes: template page URL)
PollWhen is hand hygiene hardest on your ward? (Between patients · Before procedures · After touching surroundings · At busy handover)
ContentThe chain of infection and the five moments on one slide
QuizWhich is one of the five moments?" (Before a clean or aseptic procedure ✔ · Before entering the ward · After charting · After a tea break)
QuizYou need equipment while inside an isolation room. You…" (Ask someone outside to bring it ✔ · Step out in your PPE · Wipe gloves and open the door · Skip the item)
Word cloudOne thing that makes it hard to clean hands on time
Content · customiseCustomise: our PPE order, isolation policy and IPC contact" with {{LOCAL_PPE_SEQUENCE}}, {{ISOLATION_POLICY_LINK}}, {{IPC_TEAM_CONTACT}}
ScaleHow confident are you reminding a colleague, kindly, about hand hygiene?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&AOne question about precautions or isolation
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you putting on and taking off PPE in the right order? 1-5 scale
  6. How often do you follow the five moments now? multiple choice
  7. Name one change you have made in practice. short text
  8. I feel able to remind a senior colleague about hand hygiene. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local infection prevention and control policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

13 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 13 fields
  • Local PPE sequence{{LOCAL_PPE_SEQUENCE}}
  • Isolation policy link{{ISOLATION_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Ipc team contact{{IPC_TEAM_CONTACT}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run infection prevention and control: Hand hygiene, PPE and precautions for nurses and care staff training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding, annually, and after an outbreak or audit finding.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses, healthcare assistants and care-home staff, including new starters and staff completing annual competency; run by the nurse educator, clinical education lead or infection prevention and control practice educator.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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