Infection control Environmental Services
When is it important to wash your hands when cleaning a resident's room
before and after entering a resident's room
When should you wash your hands when working in the kitchen?
Before beginning and after completing a task
What should you use to wash your hands when in a Norwalk outbreak
Soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds
When should an activities director where gloves
With food prep and equipment cleaning
Where are the maintenance designated spill kits located
In the soiled utility room by the red hazard bin
What is the wet contact kill time for Micro-kill Germicidal. Purple top
2 minutes
What temperature should the dishwasher reach in the wash and rinse cycle to ensure proper cleaning
minimum 150 to no more than 175 degrees wash/minimum 180 to no more than 194 degrees rinse
What is the wet contact kills time for the Germicidal Alcohol (pink top) used by CNA's to clean their VS equipment?
1 minute
If a resident vomits on the bus how is this safely cleaned?
Cover with Megasorb and sweep up when fully absorbed.
What percentage of isopropyl alcohol must be used to disinfect hands?
70% minimum
How do you identify hazardous or contaminated clothing sent to laundry.
Red bag
What is the best practice for disinfecting surfaces in the kitchen/dining room?
2 bucket method (A Green one for cleaning, and Red one for disinfection)
How often should glucometers be disinfected and with what product.
After each use with Germicidal bleach
How are programs run during an outbreak?
Work with residents on unaffected units before affected units (affected units at the end of the day)
What does MSDS stand for?
Material Safety Data Sheets
How do you prevent contamination between clean and dirty laundry?
Separation of clean and dirty linen and/or dedicated carts and bins for clean and dirty
If you are sanitizing tray carts how long should the solution be left in contact?
4 minutes when using BruTabs
What is the nurses role in placing a resident on precuations
to initiate the outbreak protocols and reduce the risk of spread
How often are bingo cards disinfected
after each use
What agency guidelines do we follow for categorizing waste products
EPA environmental protection agency
What disinfectant must be used when a resident is isolated with C-Diff
Bleach based products
What is the best method to dry dishes to prevent cross contamination?
Allow them to air dry before unloading the racks
If you suspect a resident should be isolated what is the first step you take
Keep resident in their room and report to the MD and the DNS/infection preventionist on duty immediately
When gathering residents for a program and you suspect a resident has respiratory symptoms what should you do ?
Don't take to the program and report to the nurse on duty
When should garbage on an outbreak unit be collected?
Last pickup