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How Respiratory Viruses Spread from Surfaces to People (Free)

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Online Course & CNE Credit Expiration: 11/16/2025
1.0 Contact Hours
Presented by Ana

This module examines how respiratory viruses and other germs that may make us sick spread from surfaces in the healthcare environment to other people.

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Overview

This module examines how respiratory viruses and other germs that may make us sick spread from surfaces in the healthcare environment to other people. 

Healthcare workers of all professions may also benefit from this course.

Why is this course important to you?

You can take many actions to keep respiratory viruses from spreading from surfaces to people, including source control actions, proper hand hygiene, respiratory/cough etiquette, and good environmental cleaning and disinfection. Since respiratory droplets are the main way respiratory viruses spread, these actions are all important tools for keeping our patients, co-workers, and ourselves from breathing in each other’s respiratory droplets.  

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Describe one (1) characteristic of respiratory droplets
  • Identify two (2) ways respiratory viruses can spread from surfaces to people

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Disclaimer

Use of these or any other course(s)/material(s) does not imply eligibility for certification or successful performance on any certification exam, nor is it a requirement to qualify for individual certification.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) does not endorse any products or services.

Accreditation Statements

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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