Concepts/Applications
What is the act of killing all microorganisms and their spores on a surface
What is: sterilization
True or False: Gloves are a substitute for hand hygiene and you do not need to decontaminate your hands after wearing gloves?
What is: False
This is the number one way to prevent the spread of nosocomial(hospital acquired) infections.
What is : HANDWASHING!!
Organisms that require little or no oxygen to live
What is : anaerobes
True or False: Your are emptying trash in a patients room- do you need to change your gloves between EACH patient?
What is: TRUE! Nobody should EVER be in the halls with gloves on
What are needles or any other objects that could puncture or cut the skin
What are: sharps
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "Contact" Precautions?
What is: gown and gloves
The length of time you must lather your hands with soap
What is 20 seconds
The basic forms of bacteria are what shaped?
What is: spherical and rod-like shapes
True or False: Computer key boards and telephones have more germs on them than Public toilets
What is : TRUE
a machine used to kill all microorganisms and their spores on a surface
What is: autoclave
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "Droplet" precautions:
What is : a mask
True or False: Hand Sanitizer is: -effective only if applied and rubbed in thoroughly -Made with 60% alcohol -Applied before and after patient contact , and each glove use
What is: True
What you should do if a patient comes in and is coughing and sneezing
What is : give them a mask (education on hand hygiene also PLEASE)
the sequence of events that allows a contagious disease to move from one source or host to another
What is: chain of infection
Type of precautions used for a patient with TB or chicken pox
What is: Airborne
True or False: Hand sanitizer can kill the micro-organisms that cause severe gastrointestinal issues such as C Diff or the Norovirus
What is: FALSE-
True or False, viruses, which are larger than bacteria, can reproduce on their own
What is: false
True or False: Recapping needles is prohibited
What is: TRUE
a type of infection transmission in which a pathogen travels through food, air, or clothing to its next host
What is: indirect contact
If a patient has c'diff, how do you decontaminate your hands?
What is: You must use soap and water, NOT alcohol hand sanitizer
The correct way to wash your hands
What is: turn on the faucet, wet hands, apply soap, lather/scrub minimum 20 seconds, rinse hands, dry with paper towel, use paper towel to turn off faucet, use the paper towel to exit the room.
What are organisms that live in or on another organism
What is : parasites
3 Common Blood Borne pathogens contracted from needle sticks
What is : Hepatitis B, C and HIV