General
Technique
Supplies
Facilitators and Barrier
200

Best strategy to prevent disease transmission in a healthcare setting

What is hand hygiene?

200

Optimal time frame for rubbing alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) or soap and water on your hands

What is minimum 15 seconds? 

200

Hand hygiene option that is quicker, effective, and usually more convenient to access than soap and water?

What is alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)?

200
Optimal placement of alcohol-based hand rub to prevent spread of infection. 

What is at point-of-care?

400

True or False: Wearing gloves is a reasonable alternative to cleaning your hands

False-gloves are permeable and have micro-pores

400

1) before contact with client/client's environment and 2) after contact with client/client's environment 3) before aseptic procedure and 4) after body exposure risk

What are the 4 moments of hand hygiene? 

400

Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) should not be used past this date.

What is the expiry date? 

400
These hand hygiene items should always be available when providing care to clients. 

What is ABHR, soap, paper towels, and hand lotion? 

600

In healthcare settings, infections are most commonly spread through these.

What are hands (healthcare worker hands)?

600

Recommended method of hand hygiene when hands are visibly soiled

What is hand washing with plain soap and water?

600

Minimum concentration of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) in health care settings?

What is 70?

600

This is done with clients and families for a client on additional precautions to prevent further spread within the household. 

What is client and family hand hygiene education?

800

Persons responsible for doing hand hygiene.

Who is everyone?

800

Recommended method of hand hygiene when caring for a client with diarrhea &/or vomiting.

What is hand washing with plain soap and water?

800

The use of this product is recommended to help maintain skin integrity

What is hand lotion? A list of VCH approved hand lotions can be found on the IPAC website under products. 

800

This is done when caring for a client on additional precautions and a sink is inaccessible

What is using ABHR? 

1000

Persons responsible for ensuring yearly hand hygiene education is completed

Who is site leadership? 

1000

This practice is done before putting on and after removing gloves.

What is hand hygiene? 

1000

True or False: Using the client's soap and hand towels is acceptable. 

False: Staff should always be bringing in VCH provided supplies for hand washing such as soap and paper towels.  

1000

This is done when caring for a client with diarrhea/vomiting, hands are visibly soiled and there is no sink with running water available.

What is using a pre-moistened towelette followed by ABHR and hand washing with soap and water at earliest opportunity? 

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