Practice task 11

Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Case study

Phyllis is an 80-year-old lady that is admitted to a care facility for support while she recovers from a bad case of pertussis. Amelia is one of the care support workers who are involved with providing physical and personal care to Phyllis and other people in the care facility.

Unfortunately the care facility is very full and Phyllis cannot be assigned her own carer.

Amelia asks her supervisor Nathaniel what additional precautions are required to protect herself and others from the spread of pertussis.

Amelia is particularly concerned for John, a frail man who is currently undergoing immunosuppressant treatment for his cancer.

There are three questions.