Introduction

Effective Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) is not complete without proper documentation and continuous auditing. Infection control records serve as legal evidence, support quality improvement, and ensure hospitals maintain high standards of patient safety. The Infection Control Documentation & Audits program is designed to train healthcare professionals in maintaining accurate IPC documentation, using standardized formats, and conducting structured audits to assess compliance. This program helps institutions achieve audit readiness, improve infection control performance, and align practices with accreditation expectations.

Scope

This program focuses on documentation systems and audit processes essential for an effective IPC program, including:

• Importance of IPC documentation in patient safety and quality systems
• Key infection control documents and mandatory registers
• SOP development, approval, version control, and implementation
• Infection control committee documentation (meeting minutes, action tracking)
• Surveillance documentation (HAI data, device days, indicators, trend analysis)
• Hand hygiene audit documentation and compliance reporting
• Environmental cleaning checklists and monitoring tools
• Biomedical waste documentation and compliance logs
• Isolation precautions records and outbreak documentation
• Audit planning: internal audits, checklists, scoring, and audit schedules
• Non-conformity identification, CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action), and closure tracking
• Audit readiness for NABH/NABL and hospital quality inspections

Objectives

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

• Understand the role of IPC documentation in safety and compliance
• Maintain and manage key IPC registers, reports, and surveillance records
• Prepare and update SOPs and ensure proper record control
• Conduct structured IPC audits using standard tools and scoring formats
• Identify gaps, record observations, and report non-conformities effectively
• Implement CAPA and track improvements through audit cycles
• Strengthen quality improvement through data-driven IPC monitoring
• Support accreditation readiness through complete and audit-ready documentation

Who can enroll

This program is ideal for:

• Infection Control Nurses (ICN) and Infection Control Officers (ICO)
• Quality managers, NABH/NABL coordinators and auditors
• Nursing supervisors and ward in-charges
• Hospital administrators and patient safety officers
• Microbiology and infection surveillance teams
• Housekeeping supervisors and support service managers
• Healthcare staff involved in documentation and compliance monitoring
• Healthcare students and professionals interested in IPC auditing roles

Study Content on TERRALEAP.COM

Learners will receive structured educational support through:
Video Lessons (documentation workflow, audit demonstrations, sample reporting methods)
PDFs (templates, registers, audit checklists, CAPA formats, SOP samples)