Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers – Online CPDUK Accredited

Welcome to our online Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

Donning means how to put on PPE gear, while doffing means how to remove PPE correctly.

This Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers eLearning course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the importance of good hand hygiene in preventing the transmission of infection. It also promotes how to maintain high safety standards for all community care settings and covers how personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce the spread of infection.

Course content

This online Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers training course covers the following:

• Introduction
• Session 1 – Infection prevention and control principles
• Session 2 – Harmful pathogens
• Session 3 – Infection prevention
• Session 4 – Universal precautions
• Session 5 – Additional video resources.

Who is the course for?

This Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers e-learning course is suitable for all health and social care workers, including:

• Domiciliary care workers
• Home caregivers
• Locum and agency care workers
• Community healthcare assistants
• Support workers
• Care assistants.

Course aims

The aims of this online Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers training course are to develop in the learner:

• An appreciation of the need for protective equipment in health care provision.
• Know the recommended donning and doffing of protective equipment in health and care work.
• Realise how one can pose health risks to others in health and care services.

Learning objectives

On completion of this online Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers training course, the learner will be able to:

• Explain how the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce the spread of infection.
• Describe how your health or hygiene might pose a risk to an individual or others at work in a healthcare setting.
• Explain the most effective method for handwashing.
• Describe circumstances when employees are advised to stay away from the workplace.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers e-learning course, the learner will be able to:

• Explain how the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce the spread of infection, including donning and doffing procedures.
• Describe ways in which one’s own health or hygiene might pose a risk to an individual or others at work in a healthcare setting.
• Explain the most effective method for hand washing.
• Describe circumstances when employees are advised to stay away from the workplace.

Donning and Doffing PPE for Care Workers – Online Training Course – Level 2 – CPDUK Accredited.