NAME OF COURSE:
UNIT DESCRIPTION:
RAD 102
Methods of Patient Care
UNIT 4 – Infection Control: Aseptic and
Nonaseptic Techniques
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Introduction to Radiologic Sciences and Patient
Care 4th Edition; Carlton and Adler
PRESENTATION:
ASSIGNMENTS:
Lecture, discussion, laboratory activities, view the
following AV’s:
 “Basic Clinical Skills: Urethral
Catheterization”
 “Handwashing: Get The Picture” (DVD)
 “Tuberculosis: new Strategies for the
Healthcare Worker” (DVD)
 “Standards for Infection Control: Part 1:
Principles of Infection Control”
 “Standards for Infection Control: Part 2:
Preventing Bloodborne Pathogens” (DVD)
 “Standards for Infection Control: Part 3:
Tuberculosis Prevention and Practices”
(DVD)

1. Read Text, Chapters 16, 17 & 18
UNIT EVALUATION:
2.
Unit 4 Test – Chapters 16, 17 & 18
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
1. Define the terminology related to infection control
2. Categorize the four basic infectious agents along with their unique
characteristics
3. Explain the steps involved in the establishment of an infectious disease.
4. discuss the four factors involved in the spread of disease and the chain of
infection
5. Describe the various sources of nosocomial infection
6. Explain the constituents of microbial control within the host
7. Contrast medical and surgical asepsis
8. List the chemical and physical methods of asepsis
9. Demonstrate the medically aseptic hand washing technique
10. Describe the basic premises of standard precautions
11. Relate types of transmission-based precautions with appropriate clinical
situations
12. Demonstrate the contact precautions technique
13. Describe the use of a sterile drape to establish a sterile field
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14. List the steps in a surgical scrub
15. Describe the procedures for gowning and gloving
16. List the basic principles of sterile technique
17. Describe the procedure for changing a dressing.
18. Provide care to a patient with a tracheostomy
19. Provide care to a patient with chest tubes
20. Describe the care of a patient with a urinary catheter
21. Contrast intravenous and intraarterial lines.
22. Assist the physician in pacemaker insertion.
23. Describe the insertion, care and removal of nasogastric tubes.
24. Assist a patient with the use of the male urinal.
25. Assist a patient with a bedpan.
26. Describe the common types of enemas
27. Describe the procedure for a cleaning enema.
28. State the need for patient teaching regarding the barium enema – preparation,
procedural and post procedural.
29. Differentiate between the single-contrast and double-contrast barium enemas.
30. Describe the procedure for a colostomy barium enema.
31. State the needs of a colostomy patient undergoing a barium enema.
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