PPE
True or False: Hand hygiene is required before putting on clean gloves
What is True
This bacterial infection causes severe, watery diarrhea
What is Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.)
The minimum PPE you must wear when entering a patient room with contact precautions
What is Gown and gloves
True or False: The average rate of hospital-acquired C.diff at HSN is higher than the provincial average.
What is True
The correct order for donning full PPE starts with this item
What is Gown
This viral infection is commonly prevented by vaccination and requires droplet precautions in hospitals
What is Influenza
The minimum PPE you must wear when entering a patient room with droplet precautions
What is Gown, gloves, mask, eye protection.
True or False: The rate for best practice hand hygiene prior to patient contact is higher than after patient contact.
What is False
When doffing full PPE, this item should always be taken off last
What is Mask
This infection, caused by a bacteria resistant to many antibiotics, is a common concern in hospitals and requires contact precautions
What is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
A tuberculosis patient is not actively coughing. Which transmission-based precaution does this patient require?
What is Airborne
The cost of surgical site infections.
What is $10,000 - $25,000
The correct order for doffing full PPE
What is Gloves → gown → goggles/face shield → mask/respirator.
These are the three common healthcare-associated infections mentioned in the workshop.
what is Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, Catheter-Associated UTIs, and Surgical Site Infections.
A patient has aerosol-generating procedure precautions, what additional precautions must be taken beyond standard and contact precautions?
Airborne precautions with N95 respirator, gown, gloves, and eye protection
The cost of catheter-associated UTIs per admission.
What is $800
The PPE needed to suction the tracheostomy of a patient with known MRSA
What is Gown, gloves, mask, and eye protection.
This highly transmissible disease is characterized by high fever and splotchy rash, and requires airborne protection precautions
What is Measles
A patient with suspected tuberculosis is admitted. Besides wearing an N95 respirator, staff must take this additional room precaution to prevent airborne transmission.
What is Negative pressure room
The cost of central-line-associated bloodstream infections per year?
What is $21 billion