Demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention

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Scenario:

You are a personal care worker employed at the residential aged care services department.

You are running a bit late to your schedule as you cut your hand on a broken glass bottle that someone had placed in the general garbage bin. You have been to the nurse and she has placed a waterproof dressing on the wound. The nurse advises you to change the dressing if it gets loose, wet or soiled.

You are about to visit Rita and help her with her daily care routine. Rita has lived at aged Care for six months and needs minimal care. She is in general good health but is unable to live on her own as she is becoming quite frail and forgetful. She gets around quite well using a mobility walker to walk from her room to the dining room.

When you see her this morning she tells you she 'had an accident in the night and didn't make it to the toilet in time. There is urine on the bathroom floor. She has tried to clean it up by using her bathroom towels but seems to have made the matter worse. There are several soiled towels the bathroom sink and a soiled nightgown draped across her shower chair.

You help Rita with her morning shower and dressing and then take her to reception to wait for the residents' bus which will take her to the local shops.

-How can we demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention and control based on WHS and infection prevention Policy?

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