Poopology Game

A fun and memorable way to explore best practice in the management of diarrhoea. This game helps health and social care staff learn how to correctly manage individuals with diarrhoea, ensuring they are treated correctly, and infections are not transmitted to others.

Compete to reach the finish line by providing correct answers to questions – General questions address infection prevention practices in all settings, while Care Setting questions are specific to the setting you work in. Before the game, choose which Care Setting pack to play with:

Compete to reach the finish line by providing correct answers to questions – General questions address infection prevention practices in all settings, while Care Setting questions are specific to the setting you work in. Before the game, choose which Care Setting pack to play with:

• Domiciliary Care questions
• Nursing and Residential Care questions
• Secondary Care questions

Players will learn about:

• Hand hygiene
• Identifying diarrhoea and taking stool samples
• Documenting & reporting diarrhoea
• Cleaning of environment and equipment
• Isolation procedures
• Handling laundry

Audience

Suitable for anyone working in health and social care such as:
• Student & qualified nurses
• Healthcare assistants/clinical support
• Domiciliary/community care staff
• Nursing/residential home carers
• Social care students