HLTINF001 Comply With Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures

Questions:

1. List the steps involved in medical hand wash and pre surgical hand wash.

2. List two (2) clinical instances when hand hygiene should be performed with soap and water, rather than an alcohol based hand
3. List two (2) non-clinical moments for hand hygiene.
4. Outline the hand care guidelines related to:

• Maintaining fingernails
• Removal of jewellery and watches
• Maintenance of intact skin
• Management of cuts and abrasions

5. Explain the scope and use of the following PPE in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

• Gloves
• Gown/Apron
• Masks
• Protective glasses

6. Explain the roles of an EN in managing blood or body fluid spills in accordance with organisational policies and procedures. (Consider including care after body fluid exposure, spills removal, signage)
7. Outline the procedures for disposal of the following two contaminated waste

• disposing of sharps
• handling contaminated and clinical waste in a hospital

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8. Your patient has been diagnosed with H1N1 influenza virus. List the additional precautions you implement as an EN to prevent the transmission of Explain your rationale.
9. List four (4) hazards in a hospital work environment including the infection hazard. For each of them, list the level of risk and appropriate control measures (Consider hierarchy of control).
10. Assess the risk of each of the following hazards by determining the likelihood of a hazard occurring in your work environment, and the severity of harm.

11. Explain briefly the concept of chain of infection with two (2) examples.
12. List four (4) factors that may increase an individual’s risk of acquisition or susceptibility to infection and explain
13. What are reusable medical devices and why are they reprocessed? Then explain the processes for reprocessing reusable equipment to prevent skin and mucous membrane
14. Provide three examples of infections caused by each of the following pathogenic microorganisms. Note that you may need to complete independent research to answer this
15. Explain the following:

1. Explain the difference between harmless microorganisms and pathogens.
2. Explain the difference between colonisation, infection and disease.

16. A) Briefly outline routine cleaning procedures for the following surface

1. B) Specify the times for surface cleaning procedures for the following surfaces in a high-risk environment (e.g. hospital setting).

17. As an enrolled nurse, discuss three areas of your responsibility in relation to infection prevention and control in the work
18. Identify the modes of disease transmission, source of infective agent, susceptible host and incubation period for the following conditions: