Title: Discussion 7 -Precautions for infection control
Course: PHT 1200C Basic Patient Care > Section: Module 8

In your clinical setting, a patient has been referred to you who has a disease that is transmissible by air and is in isolation. How will you prepare yourself to treat him in his room? In the course of his stay, he has progressed and is able to be treated in a site away from his room. What precautions would be required to transport and treat him in this area? Also, I would like you to think about and briefly discuss the number of surfaces you touch throughout the day, the number of times you wash your hands, and the number of times you touch your own face.

Incorporate the readings into your response. Cite any references, outside of the text, that you use to develop your response. All posts must be substantive and contain at least 10 sentences. Please make sure that your post is well-written, grammatically correct, and informative. Your response is due by due date posted in Course Calendar. In addition to your own response, you are required to respond to at least one other classmate and thoughtfully discuss their response compared to yours. Peer responses must be at least 3 sentences. You may respond to as many other students as you like in addition to the one required peer posting. Discussion questions are worth 25 points; 20 points for the initial posting/response and 5 points for the peer posting/response.