Review
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Assignment:
1. Finish and turn in your Chain of Infection Organizer
2. Essays are past due – If not turned in, you are losing points
3. Revise your essay – to add points
4. Isolation precautions are used as barriers to stop the chain of infection at the Mode of Transmission. Different types of isolation is used depending on how an illness spreads. Compare the uses for the following types of isolation precautions:
- airborne precautions
- droplet precautions
- contact precautions
- standard precautions
- reverse isolation
5. Study using quizlet http://quizlet.com/_i6siw (use scatter game – Compete for high score)
6. Quiz on Quia http://www.quia.com/pages/despinoza86/cpm
Breaking the Chain of Infection – Essay
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Instructions: (Read all instructions before beginning)
After researching the CDC website, and other resources on the chain of infection , write an essay that discusses the links in the Chain of Infection and evaluates why knowledge of the Chain of Infection can be important in implementing ways to prevent the spread of disease . Be sure to support your position with evidence from the texts.
This must be a complete essay. You must revise your rough draft today(November 7), and will turn in a finished product next class (November 12). This will count as 50% of your project grade and must be turned in on time.
Example Essay titles:
Immunity – Your First Line of Defense
Antibiotics may not be the answer – Drug Resistant Infections
Hand Washing Alone is Not Enough – How hospital janitors are playing an important role in infection control.
The cold virus and the chain of infection; ways to break the chain and avoid catching a cold.
Hand washing, an important step in breaking the chain of infection.
Keep your distance; Social Distancing and Isolation Precautions in infection control
Assignment (11-7-2013):
Seep 1 – Decide on a topic
Step 2 -Create your bubble outline
Step 3 – Write an opening paragraph that includes a controlling idea and sequences the key points you plan to make in your composition (get it checked off)
Step 4 – Write an initial draft complete with opening, development, and closing; insert and cite textual evidence.
Scoring Guide (Work Meets Expectations If):
• Provides complete draft with all parts.
• Supports the opening in the later sections with evidence and citations.
Resources:
http://www.cdc.gov/osels/scientific_edu/ss1978/lesson1/Section10.html