COVID/FLU and Immunizations
Who should be vaccinated against Hepatitis B
Anyone that works in Healthcare
True or False: Gloves are a substitute for hand hygiene and you do not need to decontaminate your hands after wearing gloves?
What is: False--Gloves are never a substitue for hand hygiene and you must perform hand hygiene after removing gloves.
This is the number one way to prevent the spread of infections.
What is : HANDWASHING!!
What cleaning agent must be used if a patient has C'DIFF
What is : BLEACH, or our VHS approved cleaner
True or False: Your are emptying trash in a patients room- do you need to change your gloves between EACH patient?
What is: TRUE! Nobody should EVER be in the halls with gloves on
True or False: Vomiting, diarrhea, nausea are not symptoms of COVID
What is: FALSE-These may be just a few symptoms of the COVID virus
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "Contact" Precautions?
What is: gown and gloves
The length of time you must lather your hands with soap
What is 20 seconds
True or False: Alcohol hand sanitizer will kill C'Diff
What is: FALSE- it does not kill spores-c'diff is a spore
True or False: It is appropriate to have food and drinks at the nurse's station if you have no signs of a cold or flu.
What is : FALSE (You should never have food or drinks at the Nurse's station)
Why is it important to receive the COVID vaccination?
To protect you and the people around you.
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in the "green zone"
What is : a mask and eye protection
True or False: Hand Sanitizer is: -effective only if applied and rubbed in thoroughly -Applied before and after patient contact , and each glove use (unless hands are visibly soiled).
What is: True
True Or False: You do not need to sanitize multi use equipment between each resident
What is: False ( You must always sanitize equipment between each resident use)
What you should do if a visitor comes in and is coughing and sneezing
What is : kindly ask them come back to visit when they have no symptoms
Can you get the flu from the flu shot?
NO!
Type of precautions used for a patient with TB or chicken pox
What is: Airborne
True or False: I just came out of a c'diff patients room, I do not need to wash my hands. I only emptied trash and did not touch the patient
What is: FALSE- c'diff will be on EVERY object
True or False: It is not necessary to be covid tested if your only symptoms are that of a cold or sniffles
What is: False ( you must be tested if you have any one symptom)
When is it OK for team members to sit on a resident's bed or chair?
What is: NEVER (We should never sit on resident's furniture. You may sit on a folding chair if needed).
What are: signs and symptoms of the influenza?
Fever(usually high), headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, stomach symptoms
If a patient has c'difficile, how do you sanitize your hands?
What is: You must use soap and water, NOT alcohol hand sanitizer
The correct way to wash your hands
What is: turn on the faucet, wet hands, apply soap, lather/scrub minimum 20 seconds, rinse hands, dry with paper towel, use a clean paper towel to turn off faucet, use the paper towel to exit the room.
You have been vomiting and had explosive diarrhea due to the Norovirus. When can you return to work?
What is : 48 hours after you last vomit/have diarrhea
3 Common Blood Borne pathogens contracted from needle sticks
What is : Hepatitis B, C and HIV