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Food Borne Illness
Course Description: This course is tailored for licensees (RNs, LVNs & CNAs), administrators and caregivers, who purchase, prepare and serve food to residents of community care facilities.
Course Objectives: At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
At the end of the course, participants will be able to -
- Define “food borne illness” and “food borne outbreak”.
- List common causes of food borne illness and enumerate the three (3) types of food contaminants.
- Describe characteristics of foods that are potentially hazardous (PHF).
- Discuss how bacteria grow
- Define anaerobic and aerobic bacteria.
- Define the different bacteria and viruses that causes food borne illness
- Describe appropriate personal hygiene for persons who prepare food
- Describe how to use food thermometer properly.
- Discuss how to receive and store food safely.
- Describe how to prevent cross contamination of foods stored in the refrigerator.
- Discuss what it means to “sanitize”.
- Enumerate the 6 steps in manual cleaning and sanitizing food preparation areas.
- List and describe four steps of pest control.
- Discuss some rules for handling garbage to prevent pest infestation.
- Review Sections 87555, General Food Service Requirements (RCFE); Section 80076 (GH & RCFE) and verbalize knowledge of regulations related to food service in community care facilities (ARF, GH & RCFE).
Instructor: Estrella B. Manio, MS, RN, NP, Ms. Manio brings in a wealth of experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Assistant Clinical Professor and Nurse Educator at the University of California, San Francisco. She had authored numerous papers and lectures on various topics; prepared teaching aids; co-authored numerous publications and was involved in several researches on health related topics.
Contact Hours: 8 Hours
Location: NCP Career College – South San Francisco Campus
257 Longford Dr., South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Program Fee includes:
- All Major credit cards and checks accepted.
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$75.00 |
Space is limited.
We recommend you register as soon as possible.
South San Francisco Campus:
257 Longford Drive, #5 South San Francisco , CA 94080
1.800.339.5145
1.650.871.0701
Hayward Campus:
21615 Hesperian Blvd. Suite A Hayward, CA 94541
1.800.611.4054
1.510.785.0454
or e-mail us your contact information
at registration@ncpcareercollege.com
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Nursing Care Providers, Inc reserves the right to substitute a topic or a speaker without notice. Nursing Care Providers, Inc. is an approved Continuing Education Provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP # 4668.
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