Collection
Never send this consistency of stool.
What is formed?
This type of precautions must be initiated immediately when C. diff is suspected.
What are Enteric Precautions?
The C. diff OPA screening tool will not trigger until this is documented.
What are 4 or more watery stools?
A patient with watery diarrhea, recent antibiotics, and no other cause meets criteria for this action.
What is test for C. Diff?
Diagnostic stewardship ensures the right test is ordered for this type of patient.
What is the right patient?
Appropriate consistency of stool.
What is watery/liquid?
This cleaning agent is required for equipment used on suspected or confirmed C. diff patients.
What are bleach wipes?
This is where documentation of stool amount and consistency is located in EPIC.
What is I's and O's?
A patient on laxatives has loose stool.
What is do not test for C. diff? (Wait 48 hours)
This term describes the ability of a test to correctly identify individuals who do have the disease.
What is sensitivity?
The number of stools before collection in a 24 hour period.
What is four or more?
This hand hygiene method is required because alcohol does not kill C. diff spores.
What is soap and water?
Early identification depends on this communication between RN, PCT, and provider.
What is timely communication of diarrhea episodes?
A patient reports diarrhea at home with no other risk factors but has not yet had 4 episodes in the hospital.
What is test for C. diff?
This term describes the ability of a test to correctly identify individuals who do not have the disease.
What is specificity?
This category of medication is contradictory for testing.
What are laxatives?
Isolation must be maintained for a minimum of _____ following a positive result.
What is 30 days?
Timely documentation is essential for these 2 things.
What is isolation and testing?
A patient has watery diarrhea but was tested for C. diff yesterday.
What is avoid repeat testing unless new clinical concern arises?
Testing too broadly can lead to false positives and this unintended consequence.
What is unnecessary treatment?
These _____ of C. diff are antibiotic exposure, healthcare exposure, and previous history of C. diff.
What are the risk factors?
Virtua EVS uses this sporicidal product to clean all patient rooms.
What is Oxycide?
This is the reason documentation must be precise during the first hours of admission.
What is history and assessment are critical?
A severe complication of watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and leukocytosis.
What is pseudomembranous colitis?
According to the multi‑step algorithm, a patient with PCR positive / toxin negative results should receive this clinical action.
What is isolate but do not treat?