The Name Game
Name for any infection a patient develops during or immediately following an encounter with a healthcare facility.
What is a Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI).
Frequency for performing peri-care on a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter.
What is once a shift (twice a day) and as needed after soiling.
The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is Hand Hygiene
This chart can be used to identify an appropriate stool specimen to send for C difficile testing.
What is the Bristol Stool Chart.
Name for a urinary tract infection occurring in a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter in place for greater than 2 calendar days.
What is a Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI).
Prevents or decreases the development of biofilm in the mouth.
What is oral care (mouth care).
True or False: Early removal of indwelling devices can help prevent hospital acquired infection.
What is True.
What are two nursing actions for preventing the development of a CAUTI?
Name for any pneumonia identified on or after hospital day 3.
What is a Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP).
Used to provide active disinfection of needless caps on central lines.
What are swab caps/TEGO caps (disinfecting caps).
To prevent the spread of this pathogen, hand hygiene with soap and water is performed when leaving the patient room.
What is C. difficile
The most common cause of hospital acquired pneumonia.
What is aspiration.
Name for a lab confirmed bloodstream infection occurring in a patient with a central line.
What is a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI).
Utilized on patients with a central line, indwelling urinary catheter or both to prevent colonization of the skin with organisms.
What are CHG bath wipes.
A 3oz water screen is used to assess each patient for this condition upon admission or post extubation.
What is risk for aspiration.
The use of these ensures standardization of insertion practices for central lines.
What are an insertion bundle and checklist.
True or False: A hospital acquired C difficile occurs when a test is collected and positive on or after hospital day 4 regardless of when symptoms begin.
What is true.
Product used for cleaning shared equipment when it is removed from a C difficile isolation room.
What are bleach wipes (orange top).
A root cause analysis of hospital acquired infections helps to identify _______ to the utilization of evidenced based practice.
This website allows consumers to compare facilities based on reported outcomes which includes publicly reported hospital acquired infections.
What is the Hospital Compare Medicare Website.