Hand Hygiene
PPE
Admission Screening
Cleaning and Disinfection
Not so fun facts
Additional Precautions
100
The most effective way to prevent health care associated infections
Hand Hygiene
100
PPE used with Contact Precautions
Gown and gloves
*PCRA
100
What organisms do patients get screened for?
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
MDRO (Multi drug resistant organisms) including CPO (Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms) and Candida Auris
100
Who is responsible for cleaning equipment?
Everyone!
100
Length of time C-Diff can live on surfaces
140 days
100
Droplet Precautions room recommendation
Private
200
Use this method of hand hygiene when hands are visibly soiled
Soap and water
200
PPE used with Droplet Precautions
Gown, gloves, mask and eye protection
200
What swabs do patients need when they answer yes to 'have you been admitted to hospital, residential care, correctional facility, shelter and/or received renal dialysis anywhere in or outside of Canada in the last 12 months?'
MRSA swabs - groin and nares
** open draining wounds, sputum if coughing, and invasive devices
200
Who is responsible for the removal of the additional precautions sign when patient is discharged?
Environment services (Housekeeping)
200
Estimated number of health care associated infections in Canada each year
>220,000
200
Airborne Precautions room recommendation
Negative pressure
300
This is done before and after glove use
Hand hygiene
300
PPE used with Airborne Precautions
N-95 mask
*PCRA
300
What swabs do patients need if they answer yes to 'have you visited India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Vietnam in the last 12 months?'
MDRO swab - rectal
** important to get details of travel and return date as patient may need more than one swab
300
How often does the WOW need to be cleaned?
Beginning and end of each shift.
** handle is often missed
300
Length of time Staphylococcus aureus can live on surfaces
318 days
300
Contact Precautions are needed if a patient answers yes to what screening questions
MDRO
400
Use this method of hand hygiene when hands are not visibly soiled
ABHR (Alcohol Based Hand Rub)
400
PPE used with AGP (Aerosol-generating procedures)
N-95 mask, gown, gloves, and eye protection
400
What swabs do patients need if they answer yes to 'have you had a health care encounter in another country, in the last 12 months?'
MDRO swab - rectal
** important to get details of health care encounter and return date as patient may need more than one swab
400
What areas of the VS machine gets missed when being cleaned?
pulse oximeter and thermometer
400
Length of time COVID can lives on surfaces
2 days
400
For Enhanced Contact Precautions, what dedicated health care worker and what daily tasks are required?
HCA or nurse
CHG wash
500
4 Moments of hand hygiene
500
PPE used with Contact Plus Precautions
Gown and gloves
*if patient vomiting add mask and eye protection
500
What swabs do patients need if they answer yes to 'have you spent the night in hospital or received dialysis outside of Canada in the last 12 months?'
MDRO swab (rectal) plus Candida Auris swab (axilla and groin)
MRSA swab - nares and groin
** open draining wounds, sputum if coughing, and invasive devices
500
Where do you find information about who cleans what and what cleans what?
Equipment cleaning and disinfection manual - found on Pulse
500
Number of deaths related to health care associated infections in Canada each year
8,000
500
Contact Plus Precautions hand hygiene method
Soap and water