HAND
HYGIENE
HYGIENE
wash your hands with this after caring for a patient with C. difficile?
WHAT IS Soap and water, not alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
The first piece of PPE you should put on when entering an isolation room?
What is a gown
This is the primary mode of transmission for respiratory infections like tuberculosis
What is airborne
The types of precautions should be used for patients with tuberculosis
What is Airborne precautions.
This should be done with contaminated laundry to prevent infection?
What is a bag and handle it carefully to prevent contamination of skin or clothing.
you scrub your hands for this much time when washing them
what is 20 seconds
This PPE is needed for airborne precautions?
What is an N95 mask or respirator.
This is how droplet infections, like influenza spread
What is through respiratory droplets from coughing, sneezing, or talking within 3-6 feet.
The appropriate precaution for a patient with MRSA
What is contact precautions.
This is how you dispose of sharp objects, such as needles, after use?
What is in a puncture-resistant sharps container.
Hand hygiene required?
When is after removing gloves, between patients, before and after patient care, and after contact with any contaminated surfaces.
This is when you should wear gloves during patient care
What is when touching body fluids, blood, secretions, excretions, or contaminated items.
This is an example of a contact-transmitted infection?
what is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
This personal protective equipment is needed for droplet precautions.
What is a mask for providers and visitors.
The first thing you should do after removing gloves
What is perform hand hygiene
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections
What is hand hygiene
This type of PPE is required when there is a risk of body fluids splashing or spraying?
What is a mask, eye protection, and face shield.
The difference between direct and indirect contact transmission?
What is the direct transmission occurs through physical contact with an infected person, while indirect transmission occurs via contact with contaminated surfaces or objects.
This precaution should be used for a patient with measles.
What is airborne precautions
You should do this if a patient needs to be transported with an infectious disease?
What is apply appropriate PPE and ensure the patient wears a mask if necessary (airborne or droplet).
An appropriate time to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
When hands are not visibly soiled and C. difficile is not present.
You should do this with a used gown after caring for a patient?
What is dispose of it in a sturdy, moisture-resistant bag according to facility policy.
A vector-borne transmission?
What is a transmission of diseases via insects like mosquitoes (e.g., malaria).
This type of airflow is required in an airborne precaution room
What is negative pressure airflow with 6 to 12 exchanges per hour.
An essential measure to control the spread of infections in healthcare settings?
What is a proper cleaning and disinfection of equipment and surfaces.