Hand Hygiene
How long should you be washing your hands?
20-30 seconds
When should you wash your face shield?
When it is visibly soiled, at the end of your shift
Should residents be wearing face masks when they leave their rooms?
Yes. We need to encourage and educate residents leaving their rooms to put on a face mask and social distance every time we see them out of their room.
What is the proper way to disinfect equipment?
Wipe down, wrap to stay wet for kill time, after kill time take wipe off and throw away.
What is the difference between new onset and chronic symptoms?
Chronic- something you have had more than 6 months
New onset- something you've had the last 7 days
If you wear gloves, do you still have to wash your hands?
YES
Can you wear the same isolation gown into different isolation rooms?
No! You can use the same gown in the same room, but each person has to have a new gown for each room.
How far apart do we need to encourage residents and employees to social distance from each other?
What kind of equipment can Q256 NOT be used on?
Non-Porous equipment
If the person you are screening has a new cough, what should you do?
Not allow them into the facility. Disinfect area they have been in.
When can you use hand sanitizer instead of soap and water?
When your hands are not visibly soiled.
Should you be encouraging residents in isolation to wear a mask and shield when you enter their room?
Yes! Every time you enter a resident room if they are on isolation, we need to encourage them to wear a mask and shield.
24 hours
What is the contact time for Q256?
10 Minutes
If you are in contact with someone who has confirmed COVID-19 for under 15 minutes, what should you do?
Come to work as normal and monitor for symptoms
When should you wash residents' hands?
After providing resident care
Before and after meals
If a resident is not positive for COVID-19 but is in isolation, should you put your PPE on in or outside of the room?
Inside
How long is the incubation period for COVID-19?
Up to 14 days
How often should you disinfect equipment? For example: Hoyer lift or EZ stand
After use with each resident
If the person you are screening says that they have muscle pain, what should you do?
Ask them if they have any other symptoms. If they do not, allow them into the facility.
What percent does hand sanitizer need to be?
60%
What order do you put on your PPE?
Gown
Surgical over N95
Face shield
Gloves
Give an example of an aerosol generating procedure (AGP)
CPAP
What do you do if you get disinfectant in your eye?
Find an eyewash station!
Name two of the symptoms that you need to report to your nurse immediately
Increased temp
cough
sore throat
increased fatigue
confusion