QQI 5N3734 Infection Prevention and Control Skills Demonstration Brief 2026 | Cavan and Monaghan ETB

QQI 5N3734 Infection Prevention and Control Skills Demonstration Brief 2026

This Cavan and Monaghan ETB brief for QQI Level 5 5N3734 Infection Prevention and Control is a skills demonstration worth 40%, “Demonstration of Hygienic and Infection Prevention in Healthcare”, evidencing learning outcomes 6, 9, 10 and 11. Learners complete four demonstrations, starting with cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation, the four levels of infection risk in healthcare areas and equipment decontamination.

5N3734 Cavan and Monaghan ETB Adult Education Service Assignment Brief 

Title: Demonstration of Hygienic and Infection Prevention in Healthcare

This assignment will provide evidence of Learning Outcomes 6, 9, 10, 11

GUIDELINES

You must complete 4 Skills Demonstrations which shows evidence of the following:

1. Evidence of Investigation of the terms; cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation to include cleaning standards, procedures and frequencies while paying special attention to decontamination of equipment, including patient care equipment. (10 Marks)
   

   a) Write an explanation of terms- cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation, and explain when & why each method is used. (3 Marks)

   b) Describe the 4 levels of infection risk that areas can fall into in a healthcare setting, give examples of the areas and explain how often each area should be cleaned. (2 marks)

   c) Give examples of 5 various items of equipment used in a healthcare setting and explain how often they should be cleaned. (1 Marks)

   d) Complete the quiz and skills demonstration as directed (4 Marks)

2. Demonstrate the difference between social hand hygiene, antiseptic hand hygiene and surgical hand hygiene to include the correct use of alcohol hand gels and the need for good personal skin care and efficient hand washing. (10 Marks)
   

   a) Write a brief explanation of the difference between social hand hygiene, antiseptic hand hygiene and surgical hand hygiene. (2 Marks)

   b) Complete the quiz and skills demonstration as directed (8 Marks) 

3. Implement the local terminal cleaning procedure in a range of settings, such as an isolation room, single use items and outbreak management. (10 Marks)
   

   a) Draw up guidelines for new staff on how to sterilise an isolation room. Should include – when to conduct a terminal clean; items to be gathered before starting; recommended products to be used; safe preparation of the product; choice of PPEs; method of conducting a terminal clean; knowledge of correct disposal of linen, equipment & healthcare risk waste from the room. (6 Marks)

   b) Explain the difference between sterilising an isolation room and cleaning a low risk area, for example a staff changing area. (1 Mark)

   c) Choose 1 single use item from a healthcare environment and explain how it should be used in terms of infection prevention and control and how to dispose of it correctly. Explain how single use items help the prevention of infection and cross infection (1 Marks)

   d) Describe the healthcare worker’s role in terms of the management of outbreaks within a healthcare setting. Include duty & responsibilities, reporting relationship, local policy. (2 Marks)

4. Demonstrate the application of appropriate management of blood and body fluid spillages, to include policies for dealing with clean and soiled linen, the disposal of sharps and the correct management following inoculation, injury or accidental exposure to blood and body fluids. (10 marks)
   

   a) Design a policy for clean and soiled linen, include knowledge of the national colour coding system. (2 Marks)
   b) Design a policy for dealing with the disposal of sharps. (2 Marks)
   c) Design a policy for dealing with the correct management, following inoculation, injury or accidental exposure to blood and body fluids. (2 Marks)
   d) Complete the quiz and skills demonstration as directed (4 Marks)

All work must be submitted in a soft folder with a bar/ring binder, no clip folders.

5N3734 Assessment Criteria

 Declaration of Authenticity

I declare that this is my own original work. I declare that I have read and understand Cavan Adult Education Service Policy on Plagiarism. I declare that I have read and understand Cavan Adult Education Service Policy on Late Submission of Work.

Learner Signature: ______________________________ Date: _________________

FEEDBACK

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Cavan and Monaghan ETB Adult Education Service Marking Criteria

Learner’s Name: ________________________________           Learner’s PPSN: ________________

Assessor’s Signature:                _________________________              Date: ___________________

General Guidelines when preparing assignments:

• All work (where appropriate) must be typed and include page numbers.
• Font should Arial size 12. Heading size should be 14.
• Special care should be taken when checking for spelling errors, grammar and punctuation.
• Photographs and other material used may also be presented to support the assignment.
• Your finished piece of work should be presented in a folder and please note that pages should not be presented in poly pockets.
• Suitable theory / quotations should be used and reference/bibliography section should be included at the end of the assignment. We recommend the Harvard style of referencing.
• Confidentiality must be adhered to at all times – no reference should be made to any person’s identity or setting.
• The candidate must date and sign the assignment brief and front cover confirming the assignment is their own original work.

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Explain each term and procedure precisely, give realistic healthcare examples and cleaning frequencies, and link your answers to national infection prevention guidance. Organise your evidence by demonstration and learning outcome so the assessor can follow it easily.

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