Infection Prevention & Control 5N3734

Title & Code of Module:     Infection Prevention & Control   5N3734

Assessment Technique:     Assignment

Weighting:   40%      

Title:     Infection Control Assignment

Guidelines:

Learners will investigate an infection of their choice and provide an informative researched assignment under the following headings

• Identify your chosen Infection providing background information on same

• Discuss the chain of infection discussing how we can break this chain

• Discuss the routes of all infections identifying which are the routes of your chosen Infection

• Identify the role of the Infection Control team in prevention & Control of Infection 

• Discuss how all members of the team can help prevent transmission of infections

• Explain what Antibiotic Reissuance is and explain how it contributes to the spread of Infection

• Conclusion with at least two recommendations on how transmission of their chosen  infection  could be prevented

(References must be provided to show evidence of research)

(Word Count – 1200)

Assessment Criteria: 

• Identify the Infection you are going to discuss giving background information on same (4 Marks)

• Discuss the chain of infection  (4 Marks)

• Discussing how we can break this chain (4 Marks)

• Discuss the routes of all infections (4 marks)

• Identifying which are the routes of your chosen Infection(2 marks)

• Identify the role of the Infection Control team in prevention & Control of Infection (4 marks)

• Discuss how all members of the team can help prevent transmission of infections (4 marks)

• Explain what Antibiotic Reissuance is and explain how it contributes to the spread of Infection (4 Marks)

• Conclusion  (2 Marks)

• Two recommendations on how transmission of their chosen  infection  could be prevented (2 marks each)

• References provided (4 marks)

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