ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS
This type of precaution is used for patients with MRSA wound infections.
What are Contact Precautions
This device is most commonly associated with CAUTIs.
What is a urinary catheter?
This gram-positive organism often causes skin and soft tissue infections.
What is Staphylococcus aureus.
Annual vaccination is recommended for prevention of this illness.
What is influenza (flu)
The minimum time alcohol-based hand sanitizer should be rubbed until hands are dry.
What is 15 seconds
Patients with active tuberculosis require this type of isolation.
What are Airborne Precautions
This infection is associated with central venous catheters.
What is a CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection)
This virus caused the global pandemic beginning in 2019.
What is SARS-CoV-2
This vaccine protects against hepatitis B infection.
What is the Hepatitis B vaccine
This organism requires soap and water rather than alcohol sanitizer when hands are visibly contaminated.
What is C. difficile
The PPE required upon entering a room of a patient with C. difficile.
What are gown and gloves?
This bundle is used to help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia
What is the VAP Bundle
This organism is known as the "superbug" resistant to methicillin.
What is MRSA
This vaccine helps prevent shingles.
What is Shingrix
The term for microorganisms that remain on surfaces and equipment.
What is environmental contamination
This type of room is required for patients with measles.
What is a negative pressure room
The most effective method to prevent transmission of HAIs.
What is hand hygiene
This bacterium is a leading cause of tuberculosis.
What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
The CDC recommends healthcare personnel receive this vaccine series for protection from a bloodborne pathogen.
What is the Hepatitis B vaccine series
The chain of infection includes six links; breaking any of these helps stop this.
What is disease transmission
Name three diseases requiring airborne precautions.
What are tuberculosis, measles, and varicella.
This organism is a common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea.
What is Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)
This fungus can cause severe bloodstream infections in healthcare settings and is often multidrug resistant.
What is Candida auris
This concept occurs when enough people are immune to stop disease spread
What is herd immunity
Name the six links in the chain of infection.
What are infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host