Haunted Hand Hygiene
You should wash your hands with soap and water for at least this long.
20 seconds
This virus can send chills down your spine and causes seasonal illness.
The flu is this type of germ
What is a virus
PPE is like a costume that protects from invisible monsters. It stands for what?
What is Personal Protective Equipment
"Sharps" refers to these
What are needles, scalpels, or anything that can puncture skin
One time when you should perform hand hygiene is this.
What is before eating, after the restroom, entering and leaving a patient room, after patient care, when changing gloves etc.
This germ sounds like something you'd find in a haunted house and causes strep throat.
What is Streptococcus?
E. Coli is this type of germ
What is bacteria
Cleaning removes dirt, but this process banishes germs like an exorcism.
What is disinfection?
The purpose of isolation precautions is this.
What is to prevent the spread of infection ?
This is one song you could sing while washing your hands to make sure you scrub for the appropriate amount of time.
ABCs or Happy Birthday x 2
Ghoulish germs can live up to how long on surfaces
What is 6 months
Athlete's foot is caused by this type of germ
What is fungus?
Name 2 types of isolation
What is droplet, contact, airborne
This term refers to infections acquired during a hospital stay
What is healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)?
This is how long you should rub your hands together when cleaning with hand sanitizer.
20 seconds or until they are dry.
This virus haunts the air like a ghost and caused a global pandemic starting in 2019
Giardia is this type of germ
What is a parasite?
Name two hospital teams that collaborate with infection prevention to be the ghostbusters of germs and infections
What are EVS, Nursing, Sterile Processing, Pharmacy, Lab, Quality and Safety.
This is the first thing you should do when entering and exiting a patient room.
What is wash your hands
This is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections.
Hand Hygiene.
This creepy crawler is a common cause of food poisoning and shares its name with a reptile.
What is salmonella
This germ is smaller between bacteria and virus
What is a virus
These are two types of germ transmission
What is direct and indirect
These are two components of "respiratory etiquette"
Covering a cough, washing you hands after a cough or sneeze, wear a mask