THE BASICS
What is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of diseases
What is handwashing
What does PPE stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment
Name 1 of the three ways to protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens
What is frequent hand hygiene, wearing PPE and sharps safety
Who should use Standard Precautions
Who is EVERYONE
Where is the sharps container located
What is in the nurse's office or in the resident's room (diabetics only).
Who is responsible for cleaning up after giving patient care in the patient's home
Who is the Hospice employee
Name 3 of the 5 practices that are included in Standard Precautions
What is: Hand washing, Use of PPE, Cough Etiquette, Sharps Safety, Environmental cleaning
List two items that are put into a sharps container
What is Needles, Syringes, Lancets, used glucose strips, broken pieces of glass, any sharp object that has been contaminated with blood
When do you complete hand hygiene? List at least 4 circumstances
before touching a patient
after performing tasks that involve risk of exposure to body fluids
before and after wearing gloves
after any activity involving physical contact with a patient's immedicate environment
after every third use of hand sanitizer
Which mask do you wear when taking care of a patient with confirmed COVID or if you suspect COVID
What is N95
Where is the Ecumen Meadow's exposure control plan book located?
What is the nurse's office
Where should contaminated material be disposed of properly and where is it located?
What is in the biohazardous waste container and it is located in the north laundry room
3 Risk factors for getting an infection
What are: Age, Immunodificiency, Poor Nutrition, Multiple chronic Diseases, Cognitive Impairment,
How long should you rub hands after applying hand sanitizer?
What is rubbing the gel over all surfaces of your hands and fingers until your hands are dry.
According to the HOH Infection control policy what does staff need to utilize when caring for COVID-19 patients
PPE- N95, goggles/faceshield, gown, gloves, hair and shoe covers
What form is required to be filled out if an HOH employee has sign/symptoms of an infection.
What is the "Employee Report of Infections /Communicable Disease form
Proper Cough Etiquette
What is Cover mouth with tissue when coughing or sneezing, If tissue not available cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve. Perform hand hygiene
The Chain of Infection has 6 links, Name three of them
What is: Infectious Agent-type of Germ
Reservoir-Where Germs live
Portal of Exit-How Germs get out
Mode of Transmission-How Germs get around
Portal of Entry-How Germs get in
Susceptible Host-The next sick person
After a soiled surface or equipment has been wiped down, what should you allow for that area to do?
What is allow that area to air dry.
DAILY DOUBLE
How often should a patient be screened for COVID-19
List the correct order of sequence you need to complete once you have become exposed to a bloodborne pathogen or other transmissible agent
What is wash the affected area with soap and water immediately, notify RN on duty or on-call, fill out proper paperwork per nurse's recommendations.
DAILY DOUBLE
How often should the N-95 respirator mask be changed
List 2 ways to break the Chain of Infection
What is Hand Hygiene and Environmental cleaning