Infection
Prevention
Prevention
Door knobs, light switches, call button, keyboard mouse and scanner
What are frequently touched surfaces?
This federal law prevents the oversharing or misuse of patient information.
What is HIPAA?
(The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
CDC recommends cleaning all from Cleanest to Dirtiest to reduce the risk of spreading infection. This is the most contaminated furniture piece in the room and as such should be cleaned last prior to cleaning the bathroom.
What is the bed?
This acronym is used to communicate with patients
What is AIDET?
three minutes
What is the dwell time for Virex Plus?
Biohazard bags are tied in this manner
What is goose neck?
PPE required when dispensing chemicals, high dusting above shoulder height, cleaning certain types of isolation rooms
What is eye protection?
Patients receive HCAHPS surveys this long after discharge.
What is 48 hours to 6 weeks?
4 steps of cleaning
What is Clean to Dirty, Top to Bottom, Clockwise or Counter-clockwise and Unidirectional Wiping.
Rescue, alarm, confine and evacuate
What is the acronym RACE?
Cleaning this area requires dedicated equipment, wearing hospital-laundered scrubs, and terminal cleaning logs.
What are operating rooms?
The acronym LAST stands for this.
What is Listen, Acknowledge, Solve and Thank?
This isolation precaution requires washing with soap and water.
What is Contact Enteric Isolation?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What is the acronym RACE?
The acronym HAI stands for this
What is Healthcare Associated Infection?
The best practice rule recommends smiling within a certain distance of someone, and verbally acknowledging them within another distance.
What is the 5 foot/ 10 foot rule?
SDS for Virex Plus location
What is the manager's office?
•Bed linen/ soiled bags
•Trash bags, biohazard bags, overfilled sharps boxes
•ER trauma bays, ICU, surgical suites, rapid response locations
What are some common needle bloodborne pathogen danger zones?
This is approximately the number of pieces/components to disassemble, disinfect and reassemble when processing a NICU isolette.
What is 60?
The acronym HCAHPS stands for this.
What is the Hospital Consumer Assessment for Healthcare Providers and Systems?