HAND HYGIENE
What is the most important way to prevent the spread of infection?
What is hand hygiene/handwashing?
What does PPE stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
What is a microorganism that can cause disease?
What is a pathogen?
What is the spread of microorganisms from one person to another called?
What is transmission?
You notice your gloves have a tear while providing personal care. What should you do?
What is stop, remove the damaged gloves, perform hand hygiene, and put on new gloves?
What type of precautions are used with every resident, regardless of whether an infection is known or suspected?
What are Standard Precautions?
Which type of transmission involves an organism such as a mosquito, tick, or flea carrying a disease-causing microorganism from one host to another?
What is Vector Transmission?
How long should a CNA scrub their hands with soap and water?
What is at least 20 seconds?
Which PPE protects the hands from contact with blood, body fluids, and contaminated materials?
What are gloves?
Name three types of microorganisms that can cause infection.
What are bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites?
What type of transmission occurs when a person touches an infected person directly?
What is direct contact transmission?
A resident coughs directly into your face while you are providing care. What should you do?
What is perform appropriate hand/face hygiene, assess the exposure, and follow facility exposure procedures?
Which type of precautions is used for diseases that can remain suspended in the air and travel over longer distances?
What are Airborne Precautions?
A resident is suspected of having tuberculosis. Which precautions and PPE should be used?
What are Airborne Precautions and a fit-tested N95 mask or respirator?
True or False: A CNA should wear gloves instead of performing hand hygiene.
What is False?
Which piece of PPE should generally be put on first?
What is the gown?
What is the term for an infection that develops when a pathogen enters and multiplies in the body?
What is an infection?
A CNA touches a contaminated bedrail and then touches a resident without performing hand hygiene. What type of transmission is this?
What is indirect contact transmission?
You are changing a resident's brief and notice a small amount of blood. What PPE should you consider wearing?
What are gloves and additional PPE based on the anticipated exposure, such as a gown if clothing may be contaminated?
Which type of isolation precaution is used for infections that are primarily spread through direct or indirect contact with the resident or contaminated surfaces?
What are Contact Precautions?
You are caring for a resident on Contact Precautions. Before entering the room, you should check the isolation requirements and put on the appropriate PPE. What PPE is commonly required for Contact Precautions?
What are gloves and a gown, when indicated by the facility's precautions?
Name two situations when soap and water should be used instead of alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
What are when hands are visibly soiled and situations such as suspected/known C. difficile or norovirus?
What PPE protects the eyes and face from splashes or sprays?
What are goggles or a face shield?
A CNA performs hand hygiene and uses appropriate PPE. Which link in the chain of infection are these actions primarily helping to break?
What is the mode of transmission?
Used needles should be disposed of in what type of container?
What is a puncture-resistant sharps container?
You accidentally touch the outside of your contaminated glove with your bare hand while removing it. What should you do?
What is perform hand hygiene immediately and follow appropriate PPE removal procedures?
This kind precaution is designed primarily to protect a resident or patient?
What is Reverse Isolation?
A resident is on Droplet Precautions. You need to provide care within the resident's room. What type of PPE is commonly required to protect your nose and mouth?
What is a surgical/procedure mask?
When washing your hands, which areas are commonly missed and require special attention?
What are the thumbs, between the fingers, fingertips, and under the nails?
You are removing PPE after caring for a resident on isolation precautions. Which item is generally removed first because it is considered highly contaminated?
What are gloves?
What are the six links in the chain of infection, in the right order?
What are infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host?
A CNA accidentally experiences a needlestick injury. What should they do FIRST?
What is wash the area immediately with soap and water and report the exposure according to facility policy?
You enter a resident's room and see a sign indicating Contact Precautions. What should you do before providing care?
What is check the required precautions/PPE, perform hand hygiene, and put on the appropriate PPE before beginning care?
Which type of precautions is used for diseases spread through respiratory droplets produced by coughing, sneezing, or talking?
What are Droplet Precautions?
A resident has severely weakened immune defenses and is placed in protective/reverse isolation. The CNA should understand that the primary purpose is to:
What is protect the resident from microorganisms?