Precautions for the transmission of microorganisms in Primary Health Care

Course description

Objectives

• Understand the risks of microorganism transmission outside the hospital and which situations in daily PHC practice present these risks.
• Understand the importance of hand hygiene in out-of-hospital care and how to recognize the five moments for hand hygiene in out-of-hospital care, including PHC.
• Evaluate how glove use occurs in the daily PHC routine and reflect on how improper use can lead to the transmission of microorganisms.
• Identify in which situations each type of mask should be used, how mask use should occur during home visits, and how cough etiquette can be implemented in PHC.
• Identify actions that generate sharps waste in PHC, guiding users to follow a specific protocol for handling sharps at home.

Study units

• 1
  Risk identification
• 2
  Hand hygiene
• 3
  Use of gloves
• 4
  Use of masks and cough etiquette
• 5
  Sharps disposal

Dedication

• Theoretical study (80%)
• Activity (20%)

Student commitment

• Access
• Study
• Perform the activity