A longterm care facility's infection preventionist should ensure that infection control policies and programs are up to date, understood and followed, according to an article on the Longterm Living website.
A longterm care facility's infection preventionist should ensure that infection control policies and programs are up to date, understood, and followed correctly, according to an article on the Longterm Living website. Training should take place on the process for isolation procedures, hand hygiene, food handling, etc.
November 10, 2016
Topic Area: Infection Control
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