| UNIT 4222- 264 THE PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL | | | | | | | | | |We as health care assistants‚ such senior health carer ‚ we all have different kinds of roles and | | | | |responsibilities that we
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Unit 4222-264 The Principles of infection prevention and control (IC 01) Outcome 1 – Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections. 1. Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is the responsibility of employees to ensure they attend all necessary training that the employers provide regarding infection control and prevention. If an employee comes across a hazard such as bodily fluids spilt in
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Unit 264: Principles of infection prevention & control answers. 1.1 As a health care support worker I have a responsibility to make sure my own actions don’t affect the health and safety of others.I need to think‚ prevent and control infection. The health and safety at work act 1974 states we must take care of our own safety and others‚ follow employers instructions regarding health and safety‚ not damage health and safety equipment and materials‚ attend regular training. I do this by disposing
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Unit 4222-264 - The principles of infection prevention and Control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1. explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 2. explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection. Outcome 2 Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections 1. outline current legislation and regulatory body
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Unit 4222-264 The principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. Employees have a duty of care to everyone including themselves and their families to do all they can to prevent infections and infestations from spreading. Staff should adhere to the policies and procedures set down by the company to
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1. Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1.1 Explain employers roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection The employer has a duty to protect‚ so far as reasonably practicable‚ those at work who may be affected by work activities. This involves your employer carrying out a risk assessment to identify and assess the risk. Your employer is responsible for planning safety‚ providing information and updating systems
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The principles of infection prevention and control Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections Outcome 1 1. The employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection differ between roles of whether you’re a health support worker‚ social worker and social care assistants‚ you all have roles and responsibilities you need to follow. You all need to be aware of and report change in the health conditions of the individual
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Unit 9 The principles of infection prevention and control. 1.1 As an employee it is our responsibility to take all precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this means working safely to protect myself‚ other members of staff‚ the patients and all other individuals from infection. As a health worker we should; Maintain high standards of personal health and hygiene‚ where possible we should avoid coming in to contact with pathogens‚ such as
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Unit IC01 The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control Outcome 1 1.1: Employees rights and responsibilities in the relation to the prevention and control of infection are to follow company’s policies and procedures‚ keep themselves safe and others‚ report any hazards which could lead to infection‚ attend relevant courses‚ use the PPE provided‚ keeping the work environment clean and tidy and to maintain good personal hygiene 1.2: Employers responsibilities in the relation to the prevention
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Diploma level 2 Unit 21 – The principles of infection‚ prevention and control. 1. Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections. Everyone working in a health and social care setting is responsible for preventing infection. Health and social care practitioners must avoid getting and passing on pathogens‚ such as bacteria and viruses that cause illness. As a health or social care practitioner you should: • Maintain high standards of personal health
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