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Our learning objects have been developed over the last 10 years using various platforms. You may find you need to download a Flash plugin (Opens in a new windows) to view some of the older ones, or try a different browser.

Selected Keyword: infection control

Aseptic Non-Touch Technique

Introduces the concept of ANTT, used to prevent infection during clinical procedures; includes a video demonstration.

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Release Date: 03 September 2007

 

Bacteria and viruses compared

Introduces and compares the structural components associated with bacteria and viruses by allowing users to build their own.

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Release Date: 08 April 2020

 

Clean your hands

The University of Nottingham has produced a DVD aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, which is being shown on plasma screens and bedside televisions in wards. The video outlines the importance of hand hygiene, and the practical steps that everyone can take to reduce the chances of damaging infections, such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MRSA and clostridium dificile, being passed to patients by healthcare workers and visitors. It's aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, and will also be useful for health care students in preparation for practice.

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Release Date: 06 August 2009

 

Hand Hygiene

This learning object demonstrates, through streaming video clips, practical hand hygiene techniques for infection control in healthcare settings. There are also interactive self-assessment quizzes

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Release Date: 16 November 2005

 

Home hazards

Presents a reconstructed scene of a home visited by a health visitor; the student seeks areas of concern identified by the health visitor.

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Release Date: 30 August 2007

 

Personal Protective Equipment

Examines when and how to use personal protective equipment in a healthcare setting and has been updated due to the Coronavirus - Covid-19 pandemic.

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Release Date: 15 May 2020