High School (MRC) Targeted Standards Standard 7: Safety Practices Topic 1: Infection Control
MRC-HS.07.T01.01 Describe principles of infection control.
Student Learning Targets:
Knowledge Targets
I can identify appropriate cleaning, disinfection and sterilization process
I can describe principles of infection control
I can describe standard precautions
Reasoning Targets
I can analyze methods to control spread of pathogenic microorganisms
I can compare/contrast medical vs. surgical asepsis
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can demonstrate correct hand washing procedure and follow medical asepsis
Product Targets
I can
Proficiency Scale
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
Applies transmission based precaution standards to a variety of healthcare scenarios (contact, droplet, airborne)
Applies standard precautions to a variety of healthcare scenarios
Compares and contrasts when it would be appropriate to use cleaning, disinfection and sterilization techniques.
Compares and contrasts medical versus surgical asepsis
Compares and contrasts hospital acquired infections and opportunistic infections
Applies the chain of infection and how to break the chain of infection to specific diseases.
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3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
“The Standard.” The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
Describes transmission based precautions (contact, droplet, airborne)
Describes standard precautions
Describes cleaning, disinfection and sterilization techniques
Describes medical and surgical asepsis
Differentiates between the different types of infections (hospital-acquired infections and opportunistic)
Applies the six links of the chain of infection and ways to break the chain of infection at every link
Identifies and describes the five classes of microorganisms
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2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
Identifies what is meant by contact, droplet and airborne methods of transmission
Defines standard precautions
Identifies cleaning, disinfection and sterilization techniques
Identifies medical and surgical asepsis
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1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
0.0
Even with help, the student demonstrates no understanding or skill.
