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Hygiene & Infection Control

Protect them. Protect yourself. Protect their dignity.

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Rubén Gómez · CuidaLink

What you will master

Clear outcomes before you pay.

Universal precautions, hand hygiene, safe bathing techniques, incontinence care with dignity, wound care basics, and preventing UTIs — the silent emergency in seniors.

Identify the 5 critical moments for hand hygiene in home care

Apply the correct sequence for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE)

Recognize when to use soap and water vs. alcohol-based hand rub per CDC guidelines

Implement standard precautions with every patient, not just the sick ones

Safely manage body fluids and contaminated waste in the home setting

Distinguish between contact, droplet, and airborne precautions, and when each applies

Curriculum

4 modules · 12 lessons

Each module moves from criteria to practice: concise explanation, applied case, quiz and reflection.

The Chain of Infection

How infections spread and why your job is to break the chain on every visit.

3 lessons

Why hygiene is life or death in home care

The elderly you care for die from infections that look minor. Here's why your hygiene matters more than you think.

Preview12 min

The chain of infection: 6 links you can break

Every infection follows 6 steps. Break one and the infection doesn't happen. Here's how to identify the weakest link in any situation.

14 min

Standard precautions: the universal principle

The CDC rule: treat EVERY person as if they could transmit infections. It's not distrust — it's science.

13 min

Hand Hygiene: The #1 Tool

The most important act of your day. When, how, and with what — no shortcuts.

3 lessons

The 5 critical moments to wash your hands

WHO identified 5 specific moments when you MUST wash your hands. Adapted to home care, they become your new muscle memory.

11 min

Correct technique: soap and water vs. alcohol-based hand rub

They're not the same. The CDC has clear rules for when to use each and how to apply it. Done wrong, neither works.

13 min

Skin care and why caregivers fail at compliance

Washing 20 times a day damages skin. Damaged skin holds MORE bacteria. How to wash often and keep skin healthy at the same time.

10 min

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Gloves, mask, gown, eye protection. When to wear them and how to remove them without contaminating yourself.

3 lessons

Types of PPE and when to use each

Gloves, mask, gown, eye protection. Not all of them at all times — each has a specific risk that justifies use.

12 min

How to put on PPE: official CDC sequence (donning)

Order matters. Putting on PPE in the wrong sequence leaves areas exposed. Here's the official step-by-step sequence.

10 min

How to remove PPE: the moment of greatest risk

Removing PPE wrong is the number one documented cause of self contamination by the CDC. The reverse sequence is NOT correct. Here is the right one.

14 min

Application in the Home

Environmental cleaning, fluid and waste handling, and precautions when someone is sick.

3 lessons

Cleaning and disinfecting the patient's environment

Cleaning is not the same as disinfecting. And disinfecting wrong can be worse than not doing it. How to do it right without going crazy.

12 min

Safe handling of body fluids and waste

Blood, urine, feces, vomit, sputum. Each has a specific OSHA protocol. Your life and the patient's depend on doing it right.

13 min

When the patient is sick: transmission-based precautions

Beyond standard precautions. When to add contact, droplet, or airborne precautions — and what changes in practice.

14 min

Final exam + certificate

Integrated assessment with a minimum score to unlock a verifiable digital certificate.

Bilingual

Content available in Spanish and English.

Verifiable

Certificate with unique public URL.

With impact

1% directed to Alzheimer research.