Equipment decontamination

Equipment decontamination is a critical process in healthcare settings to prevent the spread of infections and ensure patient safety. Coursera's Equipment Decontamination catalogue teaches you the essential techniques and best practices for effectively cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing medical equipment and surfaces. You'll learn to differentiate between cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization methods, apply appropriate infection control practices in various healthcare environments, and handle sterile instruments properly to maintain their uncontaminated state. Mastering equipment decontamination skills is crucial for healthcare professionals, as it directly contributes to reducing healthcare-associated infections and maintaining a safe environment for both patients and staff.

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  • Skills you'll gain: Personal protective equipment, Bloodborne Pathogens, Infection Control, Equipment decontamination, Infectious Diseases, Stress First Aid, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Patient Safety, Patient Evaluation, Patient Flow, Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Media and Communications, Behavioral Health

  • Universidades Anáhuac

    Skills you'll gain: Sterilization, Operating Room (OR), Surgical Suturing, Surgery, Sterile Procedure, Asepsis, Equipment decontamination, Patient Preparation, Perioperative Care, Medical Surgical Nursing, Hand Hygiene, Personal protective equipment, Behavior Management

  • Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

    Skills you'll gain: Biotechnology, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Sterilization, Biological Engineering, Microbiology, Process Control, Cell Cultures, Production Process, Biochemistry, Scalability, Manufacturing Processes, Process Development, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Sterile Procedure, Equipment decontamination

  • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

    Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Production Process, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Equipment decontamination

  • Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Drug Interaction, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, Hand Hygiene, Asepsis, Equipment decontamination, Hospital Medicine, Medication Therapy Management, Wound Care, Sterile Procedure, Medical Prescription, Infectious Diseases, Utilization Management, Patient Evaluation, Microbiology, Clinical Practices, Treatment Planning, Diagnostic Tests

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Skills you'll gain: Infection Control, Bloodborne Pathogens, Nursing Homes, Equipment decontamination, Sanitation, Hand Hygiene, Infectious Diseases, Personal protective equipment, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care