PPE
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equiptment
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List 2 ways to perform hand hygiene
ABHR
Soap and Water
True or False
Only harmless pathogens live in water
False
Many pathogens live in water including harmful and harmless
Name our approved disinfection wipes
Sani cloth
True or False:
N95 masks are universal and is one size fits all
FALSE
Upon hire, staff will be fit tested for specific N95 masks by Occupational Health
Name a portal of entry
Body openings (e.g., mouth, eyes, urinary tract, respiratory tract), incisions, wounds
A: Say nothing it isn't your business
B: Talk about missed opportunity to other staff
C: Discuss missed opportunity with staff
C!
Hand hygiene is everyone's responsibility. Discussing missed opportunity of hand hygiene with staff is ok. Remember your number one priority is protecting patients and yourself and others.
Waterline flushing should be performed when and how long?
2-3 minutes at the beginning of the day and 20 seconds between each patient
Instruments can be hand carried to the sterilization room
False
All instruments must be transported in a biohazard container.
Type of gloves to be worn when removing instruments from the Ultrasonic
Utility gloves
Number one way to break the chain of infection
HAND HYGIENE
True or False
You do not need to perform hand hygiene if you take your gloves off to retrieve something clean
Anytime gloves are taken off hand hygiene should be performed
Per our policy waterline testing is performed
Quarterly
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The amount of time the surface has to stay wet to effectively kill all pathogens listed on Sani wipe container
Dwell time
Type of mask worn during aerosols (dry or wet) producing procedures
Level 3
We have an approved lotion
TRUE
·Before and after contact with a patient
·Immediately after touching blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, mucous membranes, or contaminated items (even when gloves are worn during contact) with soap and water.
·Immediately after removing gloves.
·After touching objects and medical equipment in the immediate patient-care vicinity.
· ·Before and after eating.
·After using the restroom.
·After coughing or sneezing into a tissue
How many colony forming units per MCNDH are acceptable in dental waterlines?
Less than 200
True or False
Open/dried sani wipes will still provide disinfection
False
Dried sani wipes from left open containers will not provide any disinfection.
Standard
Reservoir
Reservoir/Source: Environment/habitat where a pathogen can live and multiply
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Number one way to break the chain of infection
HAND HYGIENE
True or False
Pre-klenz may be applied when instruments get to the sterilization area.False
Pre-Klenz is to be applied immediately after procedures are complete as it initiates the cleaning process