Hand Hygiene
When should you NOT use hand sanitizer?
What is when hands are visibly soiled.
What types of precautions are used in the healthcare setting?
What is contact, droplet, airborne
In "chain of infection" microorganisms and parasites are given this title:
What is infectious agent or pathogen?
What are the "high touch" surfaces in patients' room?
What are bed rails, call buttons, light switches?
Vaccines are given to help do this to a person's susceptibility to getting a specific disease.
What is decrease it?
How long should you perform hand hygiene?
What is 15 - 20 seconds
If a patient has C. Diff.; what precautions would be implemented?
What is contact precautions
Sites such as blood, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, GI tract, and the GU tract are examples of which 2 elements of the "chain of infection":
What is portals of exit and entry?
The amount of time a cleaning product has to sit on an item to effectively kill pathogens?
What is contact time or kill time?
MMR is a vaccine given to help prevent what diseases?
What is measles, mumps, and rubella?
When providing patient care; what are 3 examples of when you should wash your hands?
What is before patient contact
After patient contact
After touching visibly soiled or bloody products.
After removing gloves.
How long does the influenza virus remain an active contagion on inanimate surfaces?
What is up to 48 hours
E. coli is typically found in this reservoir?
What is the colon?
A form of decontamination that renders the surface safe to handle by removing soils and pathogens
What is cleaning & disinfection?
Type of immunity is facilitated through vaccination
What is herd immunity?
What is Springbrook's policy for artificial nails for staff that have direct contact with patients?
What is no artificial, enhancements, or extenders on nails allowed.
Having poor hygienic practices (flushing with the lid up) when using the restroom can lead to viruses traveling from which route?
What is enteric (fecal - oral)
Coughing, sneezing, or talking could cause exposure to an infectious agent and is known as this mode of transmission:
What is droplet or airborne?
The difference between antiseptics and disinfectants.
What are antiseptics kill pathogens on living skin or tissue and disinfectants kills pathogens on inanimate objects?
Vaccine that is made available every year
What is the flu vaccine
What organism is only killed by soap and water handwashing?
What is C. Diff
What are the 7 modes of transmission for infections to spread?
What is airborne, contact, droplet, vector, blood, enteric (Fecal - Oral), vertical (Maternal - fetal)
This type of precaution requires the use of a private room, gloves, and gown:
What is contact precautions?
The organization that verifies that manufacturers' products effectively inactivates pathogens
What is the EPA or Environmental Protective Agency?
A healthcare worker has Gillian - Barre Syndrome. This vaccine is contraindicated
What is flu vaccine?