Infection Control
Single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection
Handwashing/ Hand Hygiene
BE in BE-FAST
What is Balance and Eyes?
Express gratitude for the patient choosing your care
Our policy on falls defines a fall as what?
What is an unplanned descent to the floor.
Focus on symptom relief, instead of finding a cure
What is Palliative Care?
There are 3 ways that infections can be spread.
What are they?
What are Contact, Droplet, Airborne?
F in BE-FAST
What is Face?
Greet the patient and their family by name, make eye contact, smile
What is Acknowledge?
What are 3 ways a high fall risk patient can be identified?
1. They should be wearing a yellow gown
2. They have a yellow arm band
3. They are wearing yellow non-skid socks
Action following taking vital signs of BP 160/90
What is nurse notification?
Hand hygiene and using PPE are examples of what precaution?
What are Standard or Universal Precautions.
A in BE-FAST
What is Arm?
State your name and role
Before leaving a patient room, what safety checks of the bed are you looking for?
That the bed is in its lowest position and wheels locked.
2 or 3 siderails are up (4 is considered a restraint).
Bed alarm is activated (if applicable)
These are the first people to be evacuated in case of an evacuation
What is ambulatory patients?
There are 4 classifications of infectious diseases. Viral infections are one; name another.
What are bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections.
S in BE-FAST
What is Speech?
What is duration?
CNA's and nursing staff should be doing this to prevent patient falls.
Hourly Rounding
The average cumulative weight a CNA lifts in an 8 hour shift?
What is 1.8 tons?
These areas are most commonly missed when performing hand hygiene.
What are the fingertips, thumbs, and in between your fingers.
T in BE-FAST
Telling the patient what you are doing and why, ask if they have questions
What is Explanation?
These 5 P's are addressed when rounding on patients.
What are pain, potty, positioning, possessions, and personal needs.
Name ANTHC's Values
Self Determination
Quality
Integrity
Teamwork