Airborne Precautions
The patient should be placed on this type of isolation precautions in an isolation negative air pressure room.
What is Airborne Precautions?
This type of PPE is not a substitute for hand hygiene.
What are gloves?
Written directions provided by the manufacturer or distributer of a product that contain the necessary information for the safe and effective use of the product.
What are Manufacturer's Instruction for Use (MIFUs)?
The Hand Hygiene policy is located on the Intranet in ___________.
What is Lucidoc?
Healthcare workers should don (put on) a fit-tested N95 respirator or a PAPR ________ to entering the patient's room.
What is prior or before?
Wear gloves when needed for ___________ Precautions (when you anticipate that you will come in contact with blood or other infectious materials, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, potentially contaminated skin, or contaminated equipment), AND Isolation Precautions.
What is Standard?
MIFUs provide a step-by-step guide on how to use products and equipment and how they should be __________.
What is cleaned and/or disinfected?
____________ reduces the risk of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance
What is hand hygiene?
The Airborne Precautions room (negative air pressure room) door must remain _________ except for entry and exit.
What is closed?
Gloves should be __________ and hands cleaned before exiting a patients room
What is removed?
The ______________ surveyors could ask healthcare personnel for MIFUs on any equipment, cleaning products, or devices they use.
What is The Joint Commission?
Hand hygiene must be done upon ________ and _________ of the patient room/environment even if you do not touch anything in the patient room/environment. Hand hygiene applies to all patients, regardless of diagnosis or communicable disease.
What are entry and exit (in and out)?
Remove the fit-tested N-95 respirator (mask) or PAPR _________ exiting the patient room and the door is closed.
What is after?
Gloves should be changed and hands cleaned when moving from care on one patient to another patient. Gloves should not be worn in ___________.
What are hallways?
MIFUs will always override organizational _______.
What are policies?
Hand hygiene _________ both healthcare personnel and patients.
What is protects?
The amount of time (minutes) before the isolation negative air pressure room is used for another patient that will allow enough time for the removal of airborne contaminants (germs).
What is 40 minutes?
If gloves become damaged or if gloves become soiled with blood/body fluids after a task, ________ gloves and _______ hands.
What is remove gloves and clean hands?
The term for the amount of time the surface must stay wet with disinfectant.
What are wet/dwell/contact times?
Germs can live under this type of fingernail both before and after using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and handwashing.
What is artificial?