ILCTE Lesson Infection Control Heroes

Any small real-life experience can be brought in. If students are in the clinical settings, this can be group discussion talking about infection control measures that they observe while on this rotation. .

For online learning this can be done as an asynchronous learning on a discussion board.

Activity Choice: # 2 Research Paper or Poster - this can be done individually or in small groups 1. “Pick a Contamination” - you will now pick a contagious disease from your teacher’s list. You will design a poster using these guidelines: a. you can use printed pictures & words b. you can use just words c. you can use other media after talking with your teacher and getting her approval d. Causes and Length of incubation for your infection (look up incubation definition and then apply to your disease) e. Signs and Symptoms of your infection (be sure you distinguish between a sign or a symptom - research so you can differentiate. f. Research subjective signs vs objective signs. g. Type (or types) of transmission-based precautions needed. h. Treatment(s). i. Possible portal of entries and portal of exits of infectious agent. j. Possible reservoirs. k. Possible modes of transmission. l. How common is your infectious disease?

Infectious diseases:

Bacterial Meningitis MRSA VRE Bacterial Pneumonia C-Diff Flu

Tb Shingles Hepatitis B Chlamydia West Nile Polio

Diphtheria Whooping Cough HIV Legionnaires Disease Norovirus Lyme’s Disease SARS Hanta Virus

Zika Malaria Cholera Herpes Measles Ringworm COVID-19 Hepatitis A

Online – can complete on ThingLink, Prezi, or Pear Deck

Activity Choice: #3 Clean up!

Place various items in front of students and ask them how to properly clean them. For CNA in the classroom items can include an over bed table, urinals, bedpans, commodes,