Hand Hygiene
The minimum time you should wash your hands to prevent the spread of infection.
What is 20 seconds?
The type of PPE that must be worn when performing venipuncture.
What are gloves?
The type of transmission-based precautions used for infections such as tuberculosis.
What are airborne precautions?
This is the first link in the chain of infection.
What is the infectious agent?
An infection caused by microorganisms that take advantage of a weakened immune system.
What is an opportunistic infection?
The most important step in preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare.
What is handwashing?
The correct sequence for donning PPE.
What is gown, mask, gloves?
The type of precautions used to prevent the spread of infections that are transmitted through direct contact.
What are contact precautions?
This is the term for the environment in which a pathogen can live and multiply.
What is a reservoir?
An infection that affects one area of the body is known as this.
What is a localized infection?
The type of hand hygiene that should be performed when hands are not visibly soiled.
What is using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
This type of PPE should be worn to protect your eyes from splashes or sprays.
What are goggles or a face shield?
The mode of transmission that involves large respiratory droplets traveling through the air for short distances.
What is droplet transmission?
The term for the way a pathogen exits its host and spreads to a new one.
What is the portal of exit?
This term describes an infection that spreads throughout the body.
What is a systemic infection?
The percentage of alcohol required in hand sanitizer for it to be effective.
What is 60%?
The PPE that must be worn when caring for a patient with airborne precautions.
What is an N95 mask?
This type of infection is acquired during a hospital or healthcare visit.
What is a nosocomial infection?
This describes a person who is at risk for infection due to a weakened immune system.
What is a susceptible host?
An infection present in a healthcare setting but does not cause symptoms until later is called this.
What is a latent infection?
This term describes the absence of disease-causing microorganisms on the hands.
What is asepsis?
The first step you should take after removing gloves.
What is perform hand hygiene?
The special ventilation system required for a patient on airborne precautions.
What is a negative pressure room?
Interrupting this part of the chain can prevent the spread of infection by proper hand hygiene.
What is the mode of transmission?
The infection caused by bacteria such as MRSA, which is resistant to certain antibiotics.
What is a superinfection or antibiotic-resistant infection?