The principles of infection prevention and control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is our responsibility as employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace this involves working safely to protect myself‚ other staff‚ visitors and individuals from infections. Some of the legislation and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infection include
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The principles of infection prevention and control (CU311) 1.What is the employer’s role in infection control and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)? 1.2/5.6 Employers must provide their employees with appropriate PPE and ensure that PPE is disposed or‚ if reusable‚ that it is properly cleaned or laundered‚ repaired and stored after use. Employer responsibilities: requirement for employer to provide appropriate PPE according to work activities without charge to employee; to
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| 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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Activity 1 A) There are many reasons why service users may want/need to communicate with you. Here are a list of reason in which they may wish to communicate; To share experiences/knowledge – They may have visited somewhere i.e. historical building or learnt something that they want to share with others. To ask questions – A service user may be unsure or con fused about something and wish to ask a question to confirm their queries. To build relationships – They may want to communicate with you
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discuss the statement: ‘Infection prevention is every healthcare professional’s responsibility’. In order to identify the healthcare professional’s responsibility the author will be drawing from three different sources including documents from the Department of Health‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of conduct and the Royal College of Nursing. After this‚ the essay will talk about two different practises that healthcare professionals can use to break the chain of infection. These will include
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Infection prevention and control in health care * Background * Key activities * Information resources * Related web sites Goals * The mission of the WHO Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care initiative is to assist Member States in reducing dissemination of infections associated with healthcare‚ by assisting with the assessment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation of national infection control policies. * The ultimate goal is to assist Member States to endorse
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Current Compliance Status for Infection Prevention and Control 1. Commission Standard: Infection Investigation/Identification Recently the hospital implements preventing spread of Infection. The hospital has a successful framework for controlling the spread of infection and/or outbreaks among patients/clients‚ employees‚ physician‚ volunteers‚ students‚ and visitors. Identification and managing infections at the time of a client’s admission to the hospital and throughout their stay are
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Knowledge for unit IC01 | Unit title:- The principles of infection prevention and control | | Level: 2 Credit value: 3 UAN number: L/501/6737 Unit aim To introduce the learner to national and local policies in relation to infection control; to explain employer and employee responsibilities in this area; to understand how procedures and risk assessment can help minimise the risk of an outbreak of infection. Learners will also gain an understanding of how to use PPE correctly
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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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responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1.1 explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 1.2 explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 2 Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections 2.1 outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection 2.2 describe local and organisational
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