BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS
The best protection offered to BV employees against contracting a bloodborne pathogen.
Hepatitis B Vaccine
WHAT IS THE MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN THE WORLD.
SERIOUS DISEASES CAUSED BY DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS
NAME AT LEAST 4 PORTALS OF ENTRY FOR AN INFECTION
MUCOUS MEMBRANES (T-ZONE)
SKIN SCRAPES CUTS/WOUNDS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT- FOLEY OR IV
WHICH RESIDENTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INFECTIOUS?
ALL RESIDENTS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED INFECTIOUS
TYPE OF ISOLATION IS BASED ON?
ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION
NAME THE THREE BLOOD BORNS ILLNESS
HIV
HEPATITIS B
HEPATITIS C
SIX MAIN CAUSES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE LINKED TO
OVER-PRESCRIPTION OF ANTIBIOTICS
NOT FINISHING THE ENTIRE ANTIBIOTIC COURSE
OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK AND FISH FARMING
POOR INFECTION CONTROL IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
POOR HYGIENE AND SANTATION
ABSENCE OF NEW ANTIBIOTICS BEING DISCOVERED
NAME 4 MODES OF TRANSMISSION
CONTACT (DIRECT/IN-DIRECT)
DROPLET
AIRBORNE
VECTOR AND COMMON VEHICLE
HOW LONG CAN A SINGLE PAIR OF GLOVES BE USED?
DURING CARE FOR ONE RESIDENT
A PERSON SNEEZES OR COUGHS AND LARGE DROPLETS ARE RELEASED AND THE LARGE DROPLET MAY SPREAD AS FAR AS 3 FEET. EXAMPLES OF INFECTIONS;
INFLUENZA
MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS
MUMPS RUBELLA
PERTUSUS
STREPTOCOCUS PNEUMONIA
WHAT A HEALTHCARE WORKER SHOULD DO WITH BEDSHEETS THAT ARE SOAKED WITH BLOOD.
PLACE THEM IN A BIOHZARD BAG
WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROTECT OURSELF FROM HARMFUL BACTERIA?
WASH HANDS OFTEN-SOAP AND WATER/SANITIZE
HEALTHY LIFE STYLE HABITS
PROPER DIET
PROPER FOOD HANDLING
EXERCISE
GOOD SLEEPING PATTERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANESS
CONTAMINATION, OCCURS WHEN YOU TOUCH ONE OBJECT AND THEN ANOTHER OBJECT. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
CROSS CONTAMINATION
NAME AT LEAST FIVE MEASURES USED WITH STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
HAND HYGIENE
PPE
NEEDLE STICK AND SHARPS INJURY PREVENTION
CLEANING AND DISINFECTION
WASTE DISPOSAL
RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE
AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE RISK OR ELIMINATE THE AIRBORNE TRANMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS. THE PARTICLES ARE SO SMALL THAT THEY CAN REMAIN SUSPENDED IN THE AIR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. EXAMPLES OF INFECTIONS/DISEASES
TUBERCULOSIS
MEASLES
CHICHEN POX
BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE IS SEPARATED AND PLACED IN A GARBAGE CAN LINED WITH A RED BAG WHERE THIS SHOULD BE DONE.
AT THE POINT OF USE
WHEN A PERSON HAS A MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM AND THE GERMS ARE PRESENT IN OR ON THE BODY BUT THE PERSON IS NOT ILL. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
COLONIZATION
METHOD USED TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS.
INFECTIOUS CONTROL
WHEN SHOULD YOU WEAR A GOWN?
WHENEVER YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS
LIST THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR SOMEONE WITH TUBERCULOSIS.
GOWNS
GLOVES
N95 MASK
EYEWEAR OR FACE SHIELD
THE BEST DEFINITION OF A BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN:
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a. A bloodborne illness similar in severity to a common cold.
b. Bacterial pathogens caused by spoiled or improperly cooked food.
c. Microscopic organisms present in human blood which cause serious and often fatal disease.
d. Inherited disease causing reduced circulation.
NAME THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED IN LTC TO MONITOR ANTIBIOTIC USAGE.
ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP/ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP.
NAME 5 FACTORS THAT REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND HYGIENE?
SKIN CONDITION
LONG NAILS
NAIL POLISH
ARTIFICAL NAILS OR ALTERED NAILS
JEWELLERY
WHAT SHOULD A HEALTH CARE WORKER DO WITH BEDSHEETS THAT ARE SOAKED WITH BLOOD?
PLACE THEM IN A BIOHAZARDOUS BAG
LIST THE PERSON PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR C-DIFF
GOWNS
GLOVES
POSSIBLY BOOTIES SHOE WEAR
FACE SHIELD