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524 Infection Control Level 2
- Be able to describe the healthcare organisations and their own responsibilities in terms of current infection prevention and control legislation
- know how to obtain information about infection prevention and control within the organisation
- understand what is meant by the term healthcare associated infections
- understand the chain of infection and how this informs infection prevention and control practice
- demonstrate an understanding of the routes of transmission of micro-organisms
- understand individual roles and responsibilities for the three levels of decontamination
- use single use items appropriately
- be able to conduct a risk assessment in respect of ensuring infection prevention and control
- explain different alert organisms and conditions that pose an infection risk
describe how to safely manage patients with specific alert organisms.
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| Contributed by: | Giovanni Masangcay |
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| Licence: | © All rights reserved More information on licences |
| First contributed: | 22 March 2017 |
| Audience access level: | Full user |
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