Selected Topic: C- diff (Clostridium difficile) My Executive Summary assignment will be on C. diff (clostridium difficile) infections, important of washing of hands and the need to use a diluted chlorine bleach solution to disinfect and prevent passing on this dangerous infection to other patients and staff. I would like to see the hospital begin placing chlorine wipes at least in every unit. I don’t think I could ever get them to go for placing them in every room, or even if that would be practical in the first place. I don’t know the shelf life of the wipes in a dispenser, and if they’d be wasted from lack of use (they might dry up.) In the United States every year, there are nearly half a million people who fall ill from Clostridium difficile infection (CDC 2017). In recent years these infections are becoming more severe and frequent and very difficult to treat. All rooms should be terminally cleaned when a patient is moved out of the room in preparation for the next patient. The employment of an all-surface terminal bleach cleansing program in the rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile infection has made a sustained, significant impact on reducing the rate of Clostridium difficile infection in the health care system. Hand sanitizers are available in almost every patient room these days. Having the convenience of the dispensers has reduced infections and contamination. I feel the same can be done for C. diff infections. References: CDC. (2017). Clostridium difficile infections. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0225-clostridium-difficile.html Selected Topic : C - diff ( Clostridium difficile ) My Executive Summary assignment will be on C. diff (clostridium difficile) infections, important of washing of hands and the need to use a dil uted chlorine bleach solution to disinfect and prevent passing on this dangerous infection to other patients and staff. I would like to see the hospital begin placing chlorine wipes at least in every unit. I don’t think I could ever get them to go for plac ing them in every room, or even if that would be practical in the first place. I don’t know the shelf life of the wipes in a dispenser, and if they’d be wasted from lack of use (they might dry up. ) In the United States every year, there are nearly half a m illion people who fall ill from Clostridium difficile infection (CDC 2017). In recent years these infections are becoming more severe and frequent and very difficult to treat. All rooms should be terminally cleaned when a patient is moved out of the room i n preparation for the next patient. The employment of an all - surface terminal bleach cleansing program in the rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile infection has made a sustained, significant impact on reducing the ra.

1. Selected Topic: C- diff (Clostridium difficile)
My Executive Summary assignment will be on C. diff
(clostridium difficile) infections, important of washing of hands
and the need to use a diluted chlorine bleach solution to
disinfect and prevent passing on this dangerous infection to
other patients and staff. I would like to see the hospital begin
placing chlorine wipes at least in every unit. I don’t think I
could ever get them to go for placing them in every room, or
even if that would be practical in the first place. I don’t know
the shelf life of the wipes in a dispenser, and if they’d be
wasted from lack of use (they might dry up.)
In the United States every year, there are nearly half a million
people who fall ill from Clostridium difficile infection (CDC
2017). In recent years these infections are becoming more
severe and frequent and very difficult to treat. All rooms should
be terminally cleaned when a patient is moved out of the room
in preparation for the next patient. The employment of an all-
surface terminal bleach cleansing program in the rooms of
patients with Clostridium difficile infection has made a
sustained, significant impact on reducing the rate of Clostridium
difficile infection in the health care system.
Hand sanitizers are available in almost every patient room these
days. Having the convenience of the dispensers has reduced
infections and contamination. I feel the same can be done for C.
diff infections.
References:
CDC. (2017). Clostridium difficile infections. Retrieved
from https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0225-
clostridium-difficile.html
Selected
Topic

2. :
C
-
diff
(
Clostridium
difficile
)
My
Executive
Summary
assignment
will
be
on
C.
diff
(clostridium
difficile)
infections,

3. important
of
washing
of
hands
and
the
need
to
use
a
dil
uted
chlorine
bleach
solution
to
disinfect

4. and
prevent
passing
on
this
dangerous
infection
to
other
patients
and
staff.
I
would
like
to
see
the

5. hospital
begin
placing
chlorine
wipes
at
least
in
every
unit.
I
don’t
think
I
could
ever
get
them

6. to
go
for
plac
ing
them
in
every
room,
or
even
if
that
would
be
practical
in
the
first

7. place.
I
don’t
know
the
shelf
life
of
the
wipes
in
a
dispenser,
and
if
they’d
be
wasted

8. from
lack
of
use
(they
might
dry
up.
)
In
the
United
States
every
year,
there
are
nearly

9. half
a
m
illion
people
who
fall
ill
from
Clostridium
difficile
infection
(CDC
2017).
In
recent
years
these
infections

10. are
becoming
more
severe
and
frequent
and
very
difficult
to
treat.
All
rooms
should
be
terminally
cleaned
when

11. a
patient
is
moved
out
of
the
room
i
n
preparation
for
the
next
patient.
The
employment
of

12. an
all
-
surface
terminal
bleach
cleansing
program
in
the
rooms
of
patients
with
Clostridium
difficile
infection
has
made

13. a
sustained,
significant
impact
on
reducing
the
rate
of
Clostridium
difficile
infe
ction
in
the
health
care
system
.

14. Hand
sanitizers
are
available
in
almost
every
patient
room
these
days.
Having
the
convenience
of
the
dispensers
has

15. reduced
infections
and
contamination.
I
feel
the
same
can
be
done
for
C.
diff
infections
.
References
:
CDC.

16. (2017).
Clostridium
difficile
infections.
Retrieved
from
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0225
-
clostridium
-
difficile.html
Selected Topic: C- diff (Clostridium difficile)
My Executive Summary assignment will be on C. diff
(clostridium difficile) infections, important of
washing of hands and the need to use a diluted chlorine bleach
solution to disinfect and prevent
passing on this dangerous infection to other patients and staff. I
would like to see the hospital begin
placing chlorine wipes at least in every unit. I don’t think I
could ever get them to go for placing them
in every room, or even if that would be practical in the first
place. I don’t know the shelf life of the
wipes in a dispenser, and if they’d be wasted from lack of use
(they might dry up.)
In the United States every year, there are nearly half a million
people who fall ill from Clostridium
difficile infection (CDC 2017). In recent years these infections
are becoming more severe and frequent

17. and very difficult to treat. All rooms should be terminally
cleaned when a patient is moved out of the
room in preparation for the next patient. The employment of an
all-surface terminal bleach cleansing
program in the rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile
infection has made a sustained, significant
impact on reducing the rate of Clostridium difficile infection in
the health care system.
Hand sanitizers are available in almost every patient room these
days. Having the convenience of the
dispensers has reduced infections and contamination. I feel the
same can be done for C. diff infections.
References:
CDC. (2017). Clostridium difficile infections. Retrieved
from https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0225-
clostridium-difficile.html
Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations Assignment 1:
Literature review
Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations Assignment 1:
Marking criteria
Facets of Inquiry Fail
If you were ticked here, this
facet of research needs
work
Pass
If you were ticked here, this
facet of research was OK but
could be improved

18. Credit
If you were ticked here, this
facet of research is good
Distinction
If you were ticked here, this
facet of research is well
done
High Distinction
If you were ticked here, this
facet of research is excellent
Weighting
A. Embark on
inquiry & clarify
the knowledge
that is needed
□ The description of the
public health issue is very
poor. The size and scale of
the issue are poorly
described and there is
limited discussion of the
population group most
affected.
□ The public health issue is
partly described. The size
and scale of the issue are
briefly described and there

19. is some discussion of the
population group most
affected.
□ The description of the
public health issue is good
with some details included.
The size and scale of the
issue are well described and
there is good discussion of
the population group most
affected.
□ The public health issue is
described in detail. The size
and scale of the issue are
very well described and
there is very good
discussion of the population
group most affected.
□ The description of the
public health issue is
excellent with lots of detail.
The description of the size
and scale of there is also
excellent and there in as in-
depth discussion of the
population group most
affected.
20%

20. B. Find needed
information &
generate needed
data
□ There was very limited
evidence presented about
the health issue and the
origins, determinants and
cost to society were very
poorly described.
□ There was some evidence
presented about the health
issue, and a superficial
discussion of the origins,
determinants and cost to
society of the health issue.
□ There was good evidence
presented about the health
issue, and a considered
discussion of the origins,
determinants and cost to
society of the health issue.
□ There was excellent
evidence presented about
the health issue, and an in-
depth discussion of the
origins, determinants and
cost to society of the health

21. issue.
□ The evidence presented
about the health issue was
extremely well researched
and described and there
was an excellent and
detailed discussion of the
origins, determinants and
cost to society of the health
issue.
30%
C. Evaluate
information/
critical appraisal
□ The health promotion
program identified was very
poorly described and there
was little evidence of critical
appraisal for evidence-base,
efficacy and/or
effectiveness.
□ The health promotion
program identified was
described in some detail and
there was some superficial
evidence of critical appraisal
for evidence-base, efficacy
and/or effectiveness.

22. □ The health promotion
program identified was
described in detail and there
was evidence of critical
appraisal for evidence-base,
efficacy and/or
effectiveness.
□ There was a very good
description of the health
promotion program
identified and evidence of a
thorough critical appraisal
for evidence-base, efficacy
and/or effectiveness.
□ There was an excellent
description of the health
promotion program
identified and considerable
evidence of a thorough
critical appraisal for
evidence-base, efficacy
and/or effectiveness.
30%
D. Organise
information and

23. communicate
and apply
knowledge,
understanding
and the process
used to generate
it.
□ The assignment lacks
coherence between and
within paragraphs.
□ The assignment has
exceeded the word count by
more than 10%, and/or a
word count is not provided
but it appears to exceed the
word count by more than
10%.
□ The analysis is mostly
written coherently within
and between paragraphs,
but with several points of
confusion.
□ The assignment appears
to be within the word count,
but a word count is not
provided.
□ The analysis is mostly
written coherently within

24. and between paragraphs
but with some points of
confusion.
□ The analysis is well
written, coherent within
and between paragraphs.
□ The analysis is
exceptionally well written,
coherent within and
between paragraphs.
□ The assignment is within
10% of the word count.
10%
E. Analyse &

25. synthesise new
knowledge
□ The assignment poorly
combines and integrates a
range of sources of evidence
and poorly or incorrectly
interprets the findings.
□ The assignment attempts
to combine and integrate a
range of sources of evidence
and there is some
interpretation of the
findings.
□ The assignment has
combined and integrated a
range of sources of evidence
and there is mostly accurate
interpretation of the
findings.
□ The assignment has
combined and integrated a
range of sources of evidence
well and there is an accurate
interpretation of the
findings.
□ The assignment has
combined and integrated a
range of sources of evidence
extremely well and there is

26. an accurate and detailed
interpretation of the
findings.
5%
F. Apply
discipline
conventions and
“publication”
requirements
□ Sources within the
assignment are not
acknowledged.
□ The assignment does not
include a reference list.
□ Most of the sources
within the assignment are
acknowledged partially
and/or incorrectly.
□ The reference list is
provided but with many
mistakes or is incomplete.

27. □ All sources within the
assignment are
acknowledged partially
and/or incorrectly.
□ The reference list
provided has some
mistakes.
□ The assignment
acknowledges all sources
fully and correctly
□ The assignment includes a
reference list, including all
sources and mostly
consistently following an
established referencing
style.
□ The assignment
acknowledges all sources
fully and correctly,
differentiating between
quotations and
paraphrasing.
□ The assignment includes a
reference list, including all

28. sources and consistently
following an established
referencing style.
5%
Total out of 100