One of the most important ways to prevent the spread of infections is this.
What is Hand Hygiene?
100
The most common mode of transmission of pathogens is this.
What are Hands.
100
Natural nail tips should not be longer than this.
What is 1/4 inch?
100
This is a type of Staphylococcus (staph) bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics called beta-lactams. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin. In the community, most infections are skin infections and may appear as red boils or pimples.
What is MRSA?
100
C.diff is a spore forming germ that is shed in this.
What is feces?
200
Hand hygiene is indicated before and after donning these.
What is Gloves?
200
This reduces the incidence of healthcare associated infections.
What is Hand Hygiene?
200
These should not be worn when providing direct care of patients.
What are Artificial Nails?
200
MDROs are spread directly from person-to-person or indirectly from contact with environmental surfaces, medical devices or medical equipment as well as hands that may harbor the bacteria. What isolation should be initiated?
What is Contact precautions?
200
C.diff spores can survive here for many months.
What are Environmental Surfaces?
300
Hand hygiene should be practiced routinely by Health Care Providers, visitors, and these people.
Who are Patients?
300
People who carry bacteria without evidence of infection are this.
What is Colonized?
300
This hand hygiene agent is LEAST drying to your skin.
What is an alcohol-based hand rub?
300
This is an MDRO germ or bacterium that lives in the intestinal tract and in the female genital tract.
What is VRE?
300
If environmental surfaces are not cleaned properly, this can happen.
What is transmission of C.diff to other patients?
400
You must do this if your hands are visibly soiled.
What is Hand Wash with soap and water.
400
Bacteria that colonize patients can be transmitted from one patient to another by these.
What are the Hands of Healthcare Workers?
400
When providing direct patient care, you should only use lotion that is this.
What is Hospital or Facility Approved?
400
Underlying health conditions, a weakened immune system, prolonged hospitalization, exposure to an invasive device such as a ventilator or catheter, recent surgery, and frequent antibiotic use.
What is Risk Factors for getting an MDRO?
400
Most hospital associated C.diff is a result of transmission via this.
What are the hands of Healthcare Providers?
500
Antimicrobial substances such as alcohol and chlorhexidine applied to the skin to reduce the number of microbial flora are called these.
What are Antiseptic Agents?
500
The 5 Moments of hand Hygiene include: Before touching a patient, Before starting a Procedure, After blood/body fluid exposure, After touching a patient, and this.
What is After Touching Patient's Surroundings?
500
Some lotions may do this to medicated soaps like CHG.
What is Make Them Less Effective?
500
Bacteria that have become resistant to certain antibiotics, and these antibiotics can no longer be used to control or kill the bacteria. Bacteria that resist treatment with more than one antibiotic.
What is MDRO's?
500
Because alcohol does not kill C.diff spores, you must use this to clean your hands, and this to clean the environment.