HANDWASHING
3 SITUATIONS WHEN YOU SHOULD WASH YOUR HANDS WORKING AT A HEALTHCARE FACILITY
WHAT IS ?
1. AFTER TOUCHING BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS, SECRETIONS, EXCRETIONS, OR CONTAMINATED ITEMS.
2. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE AND AFTER APPLYING/REMOVING GLOVES
3. AFTER RETURNING TO THE NURSING UNIT FROM BREAKS/MEALS
4. AFTER USING THE RESTROOM
5. AFTER APPLYING MAKEUP
6. AFTER BLOWING NOSE/SNEEZING/COVERING A COUGH
7. BETWEEN CARING FOR TWO DIFFERENT PATIENTS IN ONE ROOM
8. ANY TIME YOUR HANDS ARE VISIBLY DIRTY
WOUND DRAINAGE FROM AN OPEN SORE ON THE LEG IS CONSIDERED WHICH THIS LINK IN THE CHAIN OF INFECTION.
THESE SHOULD BE WORN WHEN TOUCHING BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS, SECRETIONS, OR ITEMS CONTAMINATED WITH THEM
MICROORGANISMS THAT CAUSE INFECTION
WHAT IS PATHOGEN?
Tuberculosis requires this transmission-based precautions
What is airborne precautions?
YOUR HANDS MUST BE WASHED WITH THIS AFTER CARING FOR A PATIENT WITH C-DIFF
WHAT IS WARM WATER AND SOAP?
A PATIENT THAT HAS NEVER HAD A FLU VACCINATION IS CONSIDERED WHICH LINK IN THE CHAIN OF INFECTION DURING FLU SEASON?
WHAT IS A SUSCEPTIBLE HOST?
THIS SHOULD BE WORN DURING PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES THAT COULD CAUSE SPLASHING OF BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS, SECRETIONS, OR EXCRETIONS TO PROTECT YOUR CLOTHING AND/OR EXPOSED SKIN
MICROORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN AND ON OUR BODIES THAT PERFORM NEEDED FUNCTIONS TO PROTECT US FROM HARMFUL PATHOGENS AND HELP US BREAK DOWN FOOD AND DIGEST FOOD.
Wearing a mask when within 3 foot of the infected patient is appropriate per this transmission-based precaution
What is droplet precautions?
YOU SHOULD RUB YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THIS LONG WHEN APPLYING ALCOHOL HAND GEL?
WHAT IS UNTIL THE GEL IS NO LONGER WET?
PROPER HANDWASHING EFFECTIVELY BREAKS THIS LINK IN THE CHAIN OF INFECTION
THESE TWO ITEMS SHOULD BE WORN TO PROTECT MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE FACE FROM CONTACT WITH BODY FLUIDS, SECRETIONS, ETC DURING PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES
Infections as a result of these pathogens are treated with antibiotics
What are bacterias?
What is droplet precautions?
MRSA IS CONSIDER THIS IN THE CHAIN OF INFECTION.
WHAT IS THE INFECTIOUS AGENT?
YOU APPLY OR DON YOUR GOWN, GLOVES, GOGGLES, AND MASK (PPE) IN THIS ORDER
WHAT IS GOWN, MASK, GOGGLES, THEN GLOVES?
These pathogens are very tiny and live within the cells of the host and reproduce there. They are only seen using an electron microscope.
What are viruses?
What are C Diff, VRE, MRSA?
WHAT IS THE BEST OPTION FOR SOAP WHEN PERFORMING HANDWASHING? BAR OR PUMP
WHAT IS FROM A PUMP DUE TO A BAR WILL HOLD BACTERIA DUE TO MULTIPLE HANDS ON IT AND BEING WET?
A PATIENT WITH A WOUND INFECTION IS CONSIDERED TO BE THIS IN THE CHAIN OF INFECTION.
YOU DOFF YOUR PPE (GOWN, GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES) IN THIS ORDER
WHAT IS GLOVES, GOWN, GOGGLES, THEN MASK?
Thrush is an example of this pathogen
What is fungi?
N95 HEPA mask being worn by staff, negative pressure hospital room if inpatient, and ensuring the patient has on a surgical mask when leaving their hospital room are three very important things when using this transmission-based precaution.
What is airborne precautions?