Hand Hygiene Heroes
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
These should be worn when anticipating contact with body fluids, secretions, or blood.
What are gloves?
The length of time before returning to work after being sick with a fever.
What is 24 hours (symptoms free or symptoms improving)?
This is the product that should be used when cleaning surfaces in the home.
What is 1-minute Cavi-Wipes or Pre-Empt Wipes?
These residents are often at higher risk of infection due to age and chronic disease.
Who are long-term care residents?
The minimum amount of time alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) should be rubbed on hands until dry.
What is approximately 15-20 seconds?
The first item you put on when donning PPE for droplet and contact precautions.
What is the gown?
The first person staff should notify when they suspect an outbreak or infectious illness.
Who is the charge nurse/manager/IPAC lead?
These frequently touched items should be cleaned and disinfected often.
What are high-touch surfaces?
Teaching residents and visitors to perform this helps reduce infection transmission.
What is hand hygiene?
This should be used instead of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (ABHR) when hands are visibly soiled.
What is soap and water?
The last item removed during PPE doffing.
What is the mask or respirator?
These are common symptoms staff should report immediately during respiratory illness season.
What are fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, or new respiratory symptoms?
This is the cleaner that is used to clean the shower chairs after a resident's shower.
What is QUAT-3 or Oxivir solution?
PPE should be selected based on this assessment completed before care.
What is a point-of-care risk assessment (PCRA)?
This scheduled event should cause staff and residents to perform hand hygiene using soap and water, hand sanitizer, or hand sanitizing wipes.
What is before meals and snacks?
This type of precaution is used for residents with respiratory illnesses, such as influenza.
What are droplet and contact precautions?
This is what staff should do if they are experiencing symptoms of illness before a shift.
What is stay home and call-in sick to work?
This process should be done for shared equipment between residents. (Example: after using the Hoyer lift.)
What is cleaning and disinfection?
This process helps protect residents from common respiratory illnesses, such as influenza and COVID-19?
What is vaccination or immunization?
These are the Four Moments of Hand Hygiene used in healthcare settings.
What are:
This is the correct order when putting on PPE.
What is gown, mask/respirator, eye protection, gloves?
Name two actions staff can take during an outbreak to reduce transmission.
What is:
Lifts, blood pressure cuffs, and thermometers are examples of this.
What is shared resident care equipment?
This process is what all staff and visitors must do before entering the village to protect the residents.
What is passive screening/self-screening and occupational health reporting?