C. diff Basics
This term means C. diff is present but not causing symptoms.
What is colonization?
Testing done during hospital days 1-3 is called this.
What is screening?
This percentage of UTIs are related to catheters.
What is 75%?
Per care for Foley patient must be done this often.
What is twice daily and as needed?
CHG stands for this.
What is Chlorhexidine Gluconate?
Both a positive NAT and a positive toxin test with diarrhea symptoms indicate this.
What is an active infection?
Stools classified as Type 1-4 should do this instead of being tested.
What is charting them as formed/hard and not sending them?
Before inserting a catheter, you must always ask this questions.
What is "Does the patient meet indications?"
The Foley drainage bag must always be kept in this position relative to the bladder.
What is below the bladder level?
A full CHG bath requires this many cloths.
What is six?
Enteric precautions must continue for this long after the last diarrheal episode.
What is 48 hours after the last diarrheal episode?
After hospital day 3, a C. diff test requires this provider step.
What is a provider assessment?
This "freedom" protocol discourages unnecessary Foley placement.
What is the Foley Freedom Protocol?
To prevent infection, this type of drainage system must always be maintained.
What is a closed system?
Cloth #3 is used to clean these areas of the body.
What are the abdomen, groin, and perineum?
This method is required to remove C. diff spores from your hands.
What is washing with soap and water?
Infections detected after day 3 are classified this way.
What is hospital-onset?
Catheter necessity must be documented this often in EPIC.
What is once per shift?
After stool incontinence, this product should be used for peri care.
What are Provon wipes?
CHG bathing significantly reduces this type of hospital-acquired infection.
What are HAIs such as MRSA and bloodstream infections?
During days 1-3, you must collect this stool to ensure timely diagnosis.
What is the first loose or watery stool?
Improper C. diff testing can lead to these two negative consequences.
What are unnecessary antibiotics and extended isolation?
Nurses follow this type of protocol to remove unnecessary catheters.
What is nurse-driven protocol?
If a Foley catheter has been in ≥ 72 hours, this must happen before obtaining a urine culture.
What is remove and replace the Foley catheter?
CHG should not be used on inner labial folds for this reason.
What is irritation or mucosal damage?