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Details
Student name
Ayoube Amahzoune
Student ID
Qualification code and title
CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support
Unit code and title
HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
Assessment task title
AT1: Written questions
Assessment task number
1 of 3
Teacher/Assessor name
Time Whitemore
Teacher/Assessor email
Twhitmore@kangan.edu.au
200109758
Due date
Student instructions
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Assessment overview
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Task(s) to be assessed
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For this assessment task, students will be answering a series of short answer
questions, reviewing a scenario and completing some tasks. Links and
references to where to find information are given with the questions.
This is an open book assessment. Students are permitted to use reference
materials and the internet when completing the questions. However, answers
MUST be in student’s own words, not a copy and paste from any source.
You can use your learning materials and other resources to help you with your
assessment. Ensure all responses are in your own words, unless otherwise
stated. If needed, use APA6/7 referencing style, or another referencing system
preferred by your teacher.
If reasonable adjustment is required, please discuss these options with your
teacher/assessor at least one week before the assessment is due.
Your teacher/assessor can assist you with clarifying any of the questions or
instructions.
The completed Assessment document is to be submitted to MyLearning by the
date advised by your teacher. You must submit correctly in MyLearning. Files
must be saved/exported as Microsoft Word files (please note: Apple Pages files
cannot be marked). Any submissions that are in ‘draft’ mode will not be
marked.
The assessment will not proceed if for any reason it is not safe to do so. The
teacher/assessor will advise you of the reason for suspending the assessment,
and what safety action should be taken. Your teacher/assessor will advise you
of revised arrangements for the assessment when it is safe to do so.
There is a zero tolerance for plagiarism, cheating and collusion. You will be
expected to make a declaration that all work is your own prior to submission.
You will need to answer each question on this Assessment document.
There are two parts to this assessment document.
For each question it is expected that you will provide your responses in the
spaces provided.
Time allowed
In student’s own time or as advised by the teacher
Location
Outside of class unless advised by the teacher
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Student instructions
Resources required
Teacher/assessor supplied resources
 Assessment Task
 Infection prevention and control booklet
 Managing infectious diseases in aged care
 Gastro-Info – Gastroenteritis Kit for Aged Care
 A guide for the management and control of gastroenteritis outbreaks in aged
care, special care, health care and residential care facilities
 Additional links have been given in the questions below
Student supplied resources
 Laptop or computer
 Internet access
Assessment criteria
To receive a ‘satisfactory’ outcome for this assessment you must answer all
questions correctly.
Results/Second attempt
Your result and written feedback will be provided to you via MyLearning within 10
working days of the assessment due date. If you are deemed not satisfactory for
any of the observations, you will be given one (1) more attempt at this assessment
(or part thereof) or your teacher/assessor will negotiate a further assessment with
you. The second attempt must be completed within 10 working days from the date
your feedback is given.
Important information
You can access further information regarding assessment, including Recognition of
Prior Learning, Reasonable Adjustment and Assessment Appeals in the Student
handbook which can be found on the MyLearning portal.
Glossary of Terms
Term
How to formulate your response
Access
Use this item to locate information.
Provide the details and features of something and explain how the different parts relate to each
other or work together.
Provide an evaluation of something
List or explain what is similar and what is different about two or more items or issues.
Provide the meaning of a word or phrase
Provide the details of something. This may include:
 the features or characteristics of the item
 what it is used for, its purpose or impact
 how it works
Examine an issue, consider or explain different viewpoints
Examine an item or issue considering the criteria. Provide an opinion or judgement based on your
examination of the issue or item.
Provide the details and features of something and explain how the different parts relate to each
other or work together
Provide the name of something
Record a number of things or items
Observe, check or keep a record of something
Provide the main features of the item, issue or activity.
Investigate materials and sources of information to establish facts
Provide a short presentation of the material or work, including only main points to be considered.
Analyse
Assess
Compare
Define
Describe/Explain
Discuss
Evaluate
Examine
Identify/Label/Name
List
Monitor
Outline
Research
Summarise
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Part A: Workplace scenario
Ensure you answer each question fully, providing as much information as required or following any instructions
for word count. Answers should be written in your own words unless otherwise stated. Ensure you have typed
your name and student ID on the first page of this document. The tables will expand as you type your responses.
Scenario:
You are a care worker in a residential facility (this can relate to aged care or the disability sector). One the
residents you support is a woman named Willow. Willow is non-verbal and communicates using sounds and facial
expressions. During a morning routine, you assist Willow to undress and get into the bathtub. Once in the bathtub,
Willow starts to vomit and have watery diarrhoea.
It is determined that Willow has gastroenteritis, which is an illness that can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and
dehydration. This illness is highly contagious and easily transmitted between people.
Following her diagnosis, Willow is frail and experiencing muscle weakness. She has trouble reaching the bathroom
and requests a bedpan. You assist Willow with this but have concerns about further transmission if waste is not
disposed of correctly.
You are concerned about Willow’s wellbeing, as well as the wellbeing of her roommate, Laurel, and the other
residents of the facility.
Approximately six hours after Willow’s diagnosis of gastroenteritis her roommate, Laurel, is demonstrating
symptoms that suggest she may also have contracted the illness.
Laurel also has a persistent cough and appears to have a build-up of sputum on her lungs, which causes her to
cough sporadically and not have an opportunity to cover her mouth. This causes these bodily fluids to splatter.
Q 1. Is the situation in the above scenario considered to be an outbreak of gastroenteritis, given that there is no
indication of any other medical or medication explanation? Explain your response. (About 30-40 words)
Yes. I think this is an outbreak because two residents having the same symptoms of gastroenteritis in a short time.
There is no other medical or medication reason, so the illness may be spreading to other residents.
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Q 2. Describe the actions that need to be taken by Care Providers in the event of a suspected outbreak, including
reporting requirements to any government or health department outside of the facility. (About 30-40 words)
Care provider should report the suspected outbreak to their supervisor and follow the facility infection control
procedures. They must record the symptoms, practise hand hygiene, use PPE and the facility should report the
outbreak to the relevant health department or public health authority.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
Q 3. Describe your specific responsibilities (as a Personal Care worker or Disability Support worker) to assist in
managing and containing this outbreak including what you would do if you identified an infection control risk and
who you would report it to. (About 40-50 words)
My responsibility is to follow the infection control procedures, practise hand hygiene, use the correct precautions
and PPE, reduce interaction between residents, isolate the residents in their rooms if I’m allowed to do so, keep
the room clean and disinfected. I would report to my supervisor and RN and inform my colleagues to be aware
and follow the same procedures to prevent the infection from spreading.
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Q 4. The questions in this table refer to PPE and standard precautions. Your explanations should relate to the
workplace setting that is relevant to you. (Each point below should be about 20-25 words)
a. In your own words, explain what ‘standard
precautions’ are.
Standard precautions are basic practices of infection
prevention and control. They include hand hygiene and
using PPE, Respiratory hygiene, cough etiquette, like
gloves and masks, to help stop the spread of infection.
And they must be applied in age care facilities all the
time in all the situations.
b. Explain when you would use masks.
I will use a mask when I am providing care service to
the client, especially if there is a risk of spreading germs
or infection by droplet or airborne. It depends on the
place and situation to us the right precautions required.
c. Explain when you would use gloves.
I use gloves when there is a risk of contact with blood,
body fluids, broken skin, or contaminated items or
frequently touched surfaces that may be contaminated.
Gloves are an important part of infection control
precautions.
d. Explain when you would use protective eye wear
and/or face shields.
I use protective eye wear and face shields when there is
a risk of droplet contamination, or splashes of body
fluids, or if I am in a contaminated area
e. Explain when you use gowns and aprons.
I use gowns and aprons when there is a risk of contact
with body fluids or spills during an outbreak, when
cleaning a client room or when disposing of
contaminated items such as soiled linen or sharps.
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Q 5. Explain the role of Hand Hygiene in containing the spread of infection. (About 30-40 words)
Hand hygiene plays the most essential role in infection prevention, its helps stop the spread of infection between
a person to another and It keeps the clints, carers and the environment safe, it also an effective procedure to
helps breaking the chain of infection.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
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Q 6. List the commonly accepted ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’ and explain when and why you would use them.
(At least 50 words)
5 Moments
When
Why
Before touching a patient
Clean my hands before touching a
resident.
To protect the patient from harmful
organisms carried on my hand
Before clean/aseptic procedure
Clean my hands before handling a
cleaning task, such as changing
soiled linen or personal hygiene.
Toileting, showering, dressing…
To protect the resident and prevent
harmful organisms from entering
their body
After body fluid exposure risk
Clean my hands after removing the
gloves and after contact with blood,
urine, faeces, vomit, sputum.
To protect myself and others from
infection and keep on safe
environment
After touching a patient
clean my hands after providing care
or having physical contact with the
client.
To remove pathogens and prevent
spreading infection on the
environment and to other people
After touching patient surroundings
Clean my hands after touching any
To prevent myself and others and
object around the resident room
keep on clean and safe environment
such as bed, tables and equipment’s from harmful organisms
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Q 7. Name two situations where transmission-based (additional) precautions or enhanced cleaning is required
and how you would respond to these situations.
When a resident has an infectious illness like gastroenteritis, I will use transmission-based precautions, apply the
correct PPE, and follow infection control procedures.
When there is contamination from body fluids or infected areas, I will use enhanced cleaning, dispose of waste
correctly, and follow facility procedures.
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Q 8. What do the terms ‘Contaminated’ and ‘Non-Contaminated’ Zones mean and how would they be
implemented during an outbreak? (About 20-30 words)
Contaminated zone is a Hight risk areas where infection existed, like bathrooms used by infected resident, place
was disposing of contaminated linen, body waste, blood, urine, faeces, and used sharp items like syringes and
needles.
Non-contaminated zones is a low-risk areas where infection is not present, these areas must be kept clean and
disinfected. for example, places like reception, meeting room, food storage areas, medication storage.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
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Q 9. Refer to the scenario above and answer the following questions.
a. You are assisting Laurel to eat her evening meal,
when she coughs unexpectedly, causing a splatter
of sputum to land on the floor of her room.
List the steps involved when cleaning spills, such as
blood or other bodily fluids.
Wear appropriate PPE, keep other people away from
the area, clean the spill by using water and soap and an
approved disinfectant, dispose of waste in the correct
waste bag, remove PPE safely and perform hand
hygiene.
b. Describe in detail how you would safely dispose of
infectious waste from Willow and Laurel’s room,
such as vomit or faeces.
Explain how following this process minimises the
transmission risk of further infection.
I would apply full PPE, place vomit and faeces or
sputum waste into the correct waste bag and bin, seal
it, make sure it is not overloaded, and dispose of it
according to policy. I would remove PPE safely and
perform hand hygiene after every step of doffing to
prevent the spread of pathogens in the room, to other
residents, staff and the environment.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
Q 10. Explain how an outbreak within a facility would be effectively conveyed to staff, residents and visitors.
(About 30-40 words)
An outbreak would be communicated through clear notices, staff meetings, emails and verbal communications.
Staff would inform residents and visitors about infection control measures, symptoms to watch for and actions
needed to prevent the spread of infection.
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Q 11. Explain the purpose of an Outbreak Management Plan. (About 20-30 words)
An outbreak management plan provides steps to identify, control, and prevent the spread of infection during an
outbreak, protecting residents, staff and visitors
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Q 12. List four factors that may increase a person’s susceptibility to infections.
Open wounds or broken skin
chronic or medical conditions
Weak immune system, Elderly and young childrens
poor personal hygiene
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Q 13. Explain when you would perform hand hygiene with soap and water, rather than with an alcohol-based
rub. (About 30-40 words)
I would perform hand hygiene with soap and water after using toilet, before and after entering the resident room,
after touching the resident surrounding, when my hands are visibly dirty or contact with body fluids such as
blood, urine, faeces, or vomit. During an outbreak. also, when moving from high-risk area to low-risk area.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
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Q 14. Consider how you can reduce infection risk through hygiene and laundry practices. Your responses should
relate to the industry is relevant to you (aged care or disability sector). (Each response should be about 15-20
words)
a. Explain the importance of maintaining a high
level of personal hygiene, and how this can stop
the spread of infection.
Maintaining a Hight level of personal hygiene, including
regular hand hygiene before and after resident contact,
helps prevent infection spread.
b. Explain why cleanliness, management and
laundering of clothing and uniforms are
important.
Maintaining cleanliness and laundering clothing and
uniforms helps get rid of the bacteria and other
contaminants, its also helps prevent the spread of
infection and keeps the workplace safe for everyone.
c. Why is it important to not attend work when
you are ill?
staying home helps prevent the illness from spreading in
the workplace, especially the residents with chronic
condition or a weak immune system.
d. Why should you use safe respiratory and cough
etiquette?
To stop infection from spreading through the air and onto
surrounding surfaces, which may infect another person.
it’s also helps to make other people around me to feel less
worried about their wellbeing.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
Q 15. Identify the name of the national document that governs the standards and guidelines for infection
control, and explain why it is important to have such a document. (About 30-40 words)
The Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare provide the national standards
for infection control. They are important because they help care workers follow safe practices, reduce the spread
of infection, protect residents and staff
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Q 16. Explain what is meant by a reservoir, in relation to the Chain of Infection. (About 20-30 words)
A reservoir is a place where infection lives and grow and multiply before it spreads to another person, It can be
people, animals, food, water, soil, blood, body fluids or contaminated objects.
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Q 17. Complete the table below by placing the following reservoirs in the correct column below.
Word list:
 People
 Soil
 Animals
 Food
 Blood
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Insects
Bodily fluids
Water
Birds
Waste
Animate Reservoir
Inanimate Reservoir
People
Soil
Animals
Food
Insects
Blood
Birds
Bodily fluids
Water
Waste
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Q 18. Visit the website listed below and describe the technique and sequence for applying, fitting, and removing
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including how to avoid contamination.
Sequence for putting on and removing PPE
- Sequence for putting on PPE (Donning)
1. Perform hand hygiene
2. put on the gown/apron
3. put the mask and ensure it fits securely
4. put on protective eyewear/face shield if required
- Sequence for removing PPE (Doffing)
1. Remove gloves safely and avoid touching the contaminated outside the surface
Perform Hand hygiene / using alcohol-based hand rub
3. remove the gown/apron carefully and avoid shaking it.
Perform Hand hygiene
4. Remove protective eyewear/face shield by touching only the straps
Perform Hand hygiene
5. Remove mask by touching only the ties or loops
6. Perform Hand hygiene after doffing PPE washing our hands or use an alcohol-based hand rub
How to avoid contamination:
Use correct PPE removal techniques, avoid touching my face and clean areas with contaminated gloves, dispose
of used PPE correctly and perform hand hygiene.
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Q 19. Consider how waste is dealt with by healthcare facilities.
General waste: it should be disposed of in the general waste bin.
a. List the three different types of waste
generated in healthcare facilities
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Used sharps items: they must be placed immediately into an
approved sharps container to prevent injuries and infection risk.
b. Explain how each of the different wastes
should be handled, stored, and disposed
of (including sharps)
Each type of wastes should be handled by using safe and
appropriate equipments such as PPE, disposed of in the right bin,
labelled and colour-coded according to facility procedures and
never be overloaded.
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
Q 20. List the five basic principles of asepsis for healthcare.
Hand hygiene and use of PPE
safe use of sharps
respiratory hygiene/ cough etiquette
appropriate handling Uren + waste
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Q 21. Describe the process for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilisation. (About 50 to 100 words)
Cleaning is the first step to remove dirt and reduce germs from surfaces and equipment. After that, disinfecting is
used to kill most of the germs that are left. Sterilisation is used for equipment that must be completely free from
germs. These steps help stop infections from spreading and keep everyone safe
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Q 22. Visit the website below and explain how you would respond to being exposed to contaminated linen or
bodily fluids if working in an area with a confirmed infection outbreak. (About 50-60 words)
Managing exposures to blood and body fluids or substances
If I’m exposed to contamination linen or body fluids, I would remove any contaminated PPE or clothing, wash the
exposed area with soap and water, and perform hand hygiene, I would have a full shower if needed. Report the
incident immediately to my supervisor and follow facility procedures for assessment, documentation, and further
actions to prevent infection from spreading
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Q 23. Complete the table below by placing the words from the word list below to match the person to the issue
is related.
Word list:
 Supervisor
 Carer
 General Practitioner
 Health Care Professional (Podiatrist)
 Responsible person (Manager)
 Responsible Authority
Issue needing to be reported
Person that you should report it to
Client complaining of pain
General Practitioner
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Client has an infection in their toe
Health care professional (Podiatrist)
Facility has a gastroenteritis outbreak
Responsible Authority
Family asking about laundry that hasn’t been returned
Carer
Blood sugar levels at reportable levels
Supervisor
Workplace bullying and harassment issue
Responsible person (Manager)
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Part B: Workplace scenario continues
You have two tasks to complete in this section.
The scenario continues:
Following the outbreak of gastroenteritis in the residential facility that you work in; you notice a colleague is not
changing their gloves in between assisting different residents.
When you speak with them about this, they insist that there is no need to change their gloves.
Given the recent outbreak, this is a cause for concern.
Task 1: Identify risk/s
Using the template provided below, identify the risk that this scenario poses in relation to infection control.
Following this, complete an informal risk assessment in the space provided.
Informal risk assessment
Identify the risk
Assess the Risk
Possible impact on infection control
Not changing gloves between
Germs can be transferred from one
assisting different residents during a resident to another, increasing the risk of
gastroenteritis outbreak
spreading infection and causing more
residents and staff to became infected
Severity of the risk: moderate,
significant, or high
High
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
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Task 2: write an email
Draft an email in the space provided below to your supervisor, Eleanora Fagon, documenting the risk you’ve
identified. in your email, address the following points:
• a description of the risk you have identified
• how this poses a risk to infection control, in relation to the safety of yourself, colleagues and other visitors to
the facility
• suggested control measures you think could manage this risk.
• ask for advice on what actions the organisation feels you should take
Ensure that you use professional language that is appropriate to the sector you will work in.
To:
Eleanora Fagon
From:
Ayoube Amahzoune
Date:
3/08/2026
Subject:
Concern regarding infection control practice during outbreak
Dear Eleonora Fagon,
I am writing to report an infection control risk I have identified during the current gastroenteritis outbreak. I
noticed that a colleague was not changing his gloves between assisting different residents and believed there was
no need to do so.
This practice may increase the risk of cross-contamination because germs can be transferred from one resident to
another through contaminated gloves. This could effect residents , staff members and visitors by increasing the
spread of infection within the facility.
I suggest that the control measures should include reminding staff about correct PPE procedures, providing
further education about hand hygiene and gloves changes, and monitoring infection control practices to ensure
they are followed.
Could you please advise what actions the organisation would like me to take regarding this situation and if there
are any further steps I should follow?
Thank you for your support.
Kind regards,
Ayoube
Satisfactory / Not Satisfactory
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