CLEANING AND DISINFECTION
WHAT ARE HIGH TOUCH SURFACES?
SURFACES IN A PATIENTS ROOM OR COMMON AREAS THAT MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED (ELEVATOR BUTTONS, HANDLES ETC)
WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT INFECTIONS IN A RETIREMENT HOME?
PERFORMING HAND HYGIENE AT THE RIGHT MOMENTS!
WHAT IS AN ISOLATION GOWN?
ANWSER:
A NON-STERILE FLUID-RESISTANT TYPE OF PPE WORN BY HCW TO KEEP CLOTHING FROM BECOMING CONTAMINATED WITH ORGANISMS AND POTENTIALLY INFECTED MATERIALS.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU NEED TO COUGH OR SNEEZE?
COUGH OR SNEEZE INTO YOUR ELBOW (OR SLEEVE), NOT YOUR HANDS
IF A RESIDENT DEVELOPS NEW RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHICH ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS ARE REQUIRED?
DROPLET AND CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PRODUCT MUST BE ON A SURFACE IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY DISINFECT IT.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE FOUR MOMENTS OF HAND HYGIENE?
A. Before entering the residents room
B. Before performing resident care
C. After taking a drink of water
D. After performing care or exposure to bodily fluids/secretions
C. AFTER TAKING A DRINK OF WATER
WHAT ARE GLOVES?
INDICATED IN SITUATIONS WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONTACT WITH INFECTIOUS MATERIAL.
WHAT ARE DROPLETS?
SMALL PARTICLES, USUALLY LESS THAN 5 MICROMETERS, THAT ARE RELEASED WHEN COUGHING OR SNEEZING.
A RESIDENT DEVELOPS SUDDEN ONSET OF PROJECTILE VOMITING AND DIARRHEA DURING THE NIGHT. WHAT TYPE OF PRECAUTIONS SHOULD YOU INITIATE?
A.Contact Precautions
B.Contact and Droplet Precautions
C.No precautions are required
DROPLET AND CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
WHAT IS CLEANING?
A FORM OF DECONTAMINATION THAT RENDERS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACE SAFE TO HANDLE BY REMOVING VISIBLE SOILS.
HOW LONG SHOULD YOU RUB YOUR HANDS WHEN USING ALCOHOL BASED HANDRUB?
AT LEAST 20 SECONDS OR UNTIL THEY FEEL DRY
WHAT IS DOFFING?
THE PROCESS OF REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AFTER USE.
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY HYGIENE/COUGH ETIQUETTE?
CONTROL MEASURES THAT CAN PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ALL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS.
WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN TYPES OF TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS?
CONTACT, DROPLET, AND AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLEANING AND DISINFECTING?
CLEANING REMOVES DIRT AND GERMS; DISINFECTING KILLS GERMS
WHEN SHOULD SOAP AND WATER BE USED INSTEAD OF ALCOHOL BASED HAND RUB?
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PPE THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR CONTACT PRECAUTIONS?
GOWN AND GLOVES
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY TRANSMISSION?
THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURS WHEN VERY SMALL RESPIRATORY PARTICLES TRAVEL SIX FEET OR MORE FROM THE SOURCE.
TRUE OR FALSE — YOU CAN REUSE DISPOSABLE GLOVES IF THEY LOOK CLEAN
FALSE. GLOVES ARE SINGLE-USE ONLY
TRUE OR FALSE — MICROFIBER CLOTHS CAN TRAP GERMS BETTER THAN PAPER TOWELS
TRUE
WHICH TYPE OF MICROORGANISM IS NOT EFFECTIVELY KILLED BY ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER?
C-DIFF SPORES
WHAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER DOFFING PPE?
GLOVES → GOWN → MASK → HAND HYGIENE
HOW FAR CAN RESPIRATORY DROPLETS TYPICALLY TRAVEL WHEN SOMEONE COUGHS OR SNEEZES?
UP TO ABOUT 2 METRES (6 FEET)
TRUE OR FALSE — PPE CAN BE REMOVED OUTSIDE THE ISOLATION ROOM
FALSE. PPE SHOULD BE REMOVED INSIDE AT THE DOOR BEFORE LEAVING