CDC and Kindred ask that you tie your protective gowns in this particular area
What is in the back
100
This is the acronym for organisms that are resistant to 2 or more classifications of antibiotics
What are MDROs
100
This equipment threaded through the urethra is a conduit for a urinary tract infection
What is a foley catheter
100
The patient has a temp, urine culture has greater than 100,000 colony forming units of an organism, and has a urinary catheter
What is a CAUTI
200
Use this when using soap and water to remove transient organisms from your skin and encapsulate them into the soap bubbles
What is friction
200
Don't wear these items out into the hallway
What is PPE - gowns and gloves
200
This organism forms spores and is hard to kill in the environment, so it is quite easy to pass to other patients on caregivers hands or via the environment
What is Clostridium difficile
200
This medical equipment should be used only when necessary such as a perianal wound, neurogenic bladder, urinary retention, end of life care
What is a foley and the reasons to have a foley inserted
200
The patient has 3 or more watery stools in a 24 hour period, is not on medications designed to make the patient stool, and has had recent antibiotics
What is a potential C difficile case
300
Do this prior to donning gloves
What is hand hygiene - gel or soap and water
300
This costs 42 cents and is worth it to prevent body fluids from getting into your face
What is a mask with eye shield
300
These organisms have a susceptibility patterns that shows resistant to most or all antibiotics
What is CRE
300
The nurse driven urinary catheter policy
What is the policy that allows a nurse to assess the necessity for a foley cath and remove it if it is not needed.
300
The patient has a centrally placed line and has positive blood cultures with no other site of infection with the identified organism
What is a CLABSI
400
Do this when moving from a dirty area on the patient to a clean area.
What is remove gloves and perform hand hygiene
400
Change this between each patient in the semi private rooms
What is PPE - gown and gloves
400
This organism loves water, makes a biofilm, is greenish, and has a distinctive smell
What is Pseudomonas
400
Scrub the hub between each and every access to this piece of plastic
What is the access port on an IV line
400
The patient is on a ventilator and has increases in temp, oxygen needs, and in WBCs and is prescribed antibiotics
What is a VAP
500
Do this before going to the next patient
What is remove gloves and perform hand hygiene
500
This agency requires the hospital to provide PPE to the employees, and also requires employees to use the appropriate PPE to prevent exposures.
What is OSHA
500
This organism in the blood stream can cause infection in the heart valves and eye infections
What is Candida
500
Discuss these items with the physician daily when talking to him/her about your patients when they make rounds.
What is any plastic in the body - foley, IV line, tubes, drains
500
These strategies are used to provide the best possible care and prevent HAIs