Chain of Infection
PPE
Hand Hygiene
Indwelling Lines
Something is Wrong with This Picture
100
Infectious agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host
What are the 6 links to the chain of infection?
100
When handling blood, body fluids, nonintact skin or soiled items.
What is when to wear gloves?
100
You do this before and after every patient interaction.
What is Hand Hygiene?
100
Urinary retention or obstruction; Accurate measurement of urinary output in CRITICALLY ill patient; Urinary incontinence in a patient with stage III or IV perineal or sacral pressure ulcer; To provide comfort for imminent death; Peri-operative use for selected surgical procedures; Immobility due to physical restraints; Epidural catheter still in place; Hemodynamic instability; Neurogenic bladder dysfunction; Gross hematuria in patients with potential clots (for irrigation)
What are indications for foley catheters?
100
What is the wrong way to wear PPE?
200
Things you follow to break the chain of infection.
What are infection control procedures?
200
This protects skin and prevents soiling of clothing when likely to be splashed or sprayed.
What is a gown?
200
Soap and water or alcohol gel.
What are acceptable ways to wash your hands?
200
Theraworx.
What product is used for foley catheter care?
200
What is a dependent loop?
300
When infection can spread.
What is when all of the links are connected?
300
The place to properly dispose of sharps.
What is a designated closed container?
300
80% of infections are spread by these.
What are hands?
300
15 seconds immediately prior to each use with chlorhexadine or 70% alcohol pads.
What is how to scrub the port or hub?
300
What is the "loop of death," no curos cap?
400
Stops the infection from spreading.
What is breaking the chain at any point?
400
These protect mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and mouth when likely to be splashed.
What are masks and eye protection?
400
75,000 patients per year die from these.
What are hospital associated infections?
400
Chlorhexadine cloths from chin to toes.
What are patients with central lines bathed with daily?
400
What is used patient care items in the linen?
500
Hand hygiene.
What is the number one way to break the chain of infection?
500
The thing to properly do before donning and after donning PPE.
What is hand hygiene?
500
The #1 tool to minimize infection.
What is proper hand hygiene?
500
Always done before and after working with indwelling lines.
What is hand hygiene?
500
What is nothing is wrong, good hand hygiene?