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Communicable Diseases

Assessment: Infection control and audit

Background

Infection control is crucial for minimising communicable disease transmission. In order to check adherence to infection control protocols, audits are routinely undertaken in healthcare settings.

QUESTION 1:
You are working in the role of a public health officer in a small community clinic. You have been given the task of interpreting the results (see Appendix) of a recent infection control audit at the clinic. For each graph, you are required to interpret the results as compared to the benchmark results. Write a brief report using your interpretation of these results.Consider the infection control implications, what recommendations could be made to encourage workers to change behaviour and management? Use at least two (2) references to support your answer.

400 words

QUESTION 2:
Based on PUN466 lecture content, list one (1) communicable disease which can be minimised by appropriate hand hygiene. Using two (2) references, support your answers to the following questions.
What are the transmission pathways for this disease?
What environmental controls will reduce transmission?
200 words

QUESTION 3:
Consider the following scenario and answer the questions listed below. Use at least two (2) references to support your answer.
Scenario: You are in charge at a healthcare facility. A patient attends your healthcare facility for a blood test. The worker taking the blood sample accidentally sustains a needlestick injury. The patient is sitting in a chair for the blood draw and following the needlestick injury, there is a small amount of blood on the chair. Panicked over the commotion around the needlestick injury, the patient vomits profusely all over the chair. Answer the following questions.
What communicable diseases should be considered.
What would happen next for the patient?
What would happen next for the healthcare worker?
400 words