Overview
Assessment Guidance
Portfolio of Evidence
Aim
In this unit learners will find out how infection spreads and ways to prevent and control infection.
Portfolio of Evidence
In this unit learners will find out how infection spreads and ways to prevent and control infection.
Know about the spread of infection.
Learning Outcome 1: Indicative Content
Infections may spread due to:
Some individuals may be more vulnerable due to:
Breaking the chain of infection may minimise the spread because:
Know how health and social care or children's and young people’s settings prevent and control infections.
Learning Outcome 2: Indicative Content
The role of infection control policies may include:
Ways policies influence practice may include:
Outline the role of infection control and prevention policies and guidelines in health and social care or children's and young people’s settings
Describe ways in which infection control and prevention policies and guidelines influence practice in health and social care or children's and young people’s settings
Know how personal hygiene contributes to infection prevention and control in health and social care or children's and young people’s settings.
Learning Outcome 3: Indicative Content
Importance of good personal hygiene may include:
Learners should demonstrate their knowledge of routines and practices to support infection prevention and control. This should include:
Understand how to reduce the risk of infection in health and social care or children's and young people’s settings.
Learning Outcome 4: Indicative Content
Ways to managing coughing and sneezing may include:
Dealing with spillages of blood and body fluids may include:
Disposing of person, protective equipment and other waste may include:
Be able to encourage staff and clients/children in health and social care or children's and young people’s settings to adopt practices that reduce the risk of infection.
Learning Outcome 5: Indicative Content
Different strategies to communicate with staff and clients about infection control may include: