Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST)

This course is designed to educate environmental services frontline workers and supervisors on how to prevent Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). What you will learn:Overview of CHESTWhat are environmental services (EVS)?Why is CHEST important in patient care?Foundational infection prevention strategiesWhat are proper hand hygiene techniques?What are the strategies for preventing HAIs?What are standard precautions?What are transmission-based precautions?How can providers engage with patients?Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionsHow can providers prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections?How do you insert indwelling urinary catheters?MRSA bacteriumHow can providers assess for risk of MRSA infection?How can providers identify MRSA?C.difficile infectionWhat is C.difficile?How does C.difficile spread?Setting up medical cartsWhat cleaning supplies should be used?Environmental cleaning proceduresHow can facilities maintain environmental cleaning?How should general patient areas be cleaned?How should spills of blood be cleaned?How should specialized patient areas be cleaned?How should inpatient wards be cleaned?What are the routine cleaning procedures for occupied patient rooms?Isolation rooms checklistHow can providers monitor isolation rooms?The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors, or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products.© 2023 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material.To gain your accredited certificate of completion upon success completion of the course you will be prompted to submit a form containing information needed for the certificate.