IP & Hand Hygiene
Three purposes of infection prevention
What is:
1. Prevent transmission of pathogens
2. Prevention of healthcare acquired infection
3. Create a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
What are some important things that can help prevention infection?
What is:
vaccination
hand hygiene
respiratory hygiene
environmental cleaning/disinfection
self care
An unexpected result of healthcare
What is:
HAI
The primary pathogens that can be transmitted by blood.
What is:
HIV
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
This type cleaning/disinfecting agent must be used if a someone has nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
What is : BLEACH (10%) containing
The most effective method for hand hygiene
What is:
Hand sanitizer
Unless hands are visibly soiled or an enteric pathogen is possibly involved
Minimum amount of time needed to complete soap and water hand hygiene
What is: 20 seconds
Helps prevent germs from getting into food and drinks during preparation.
What is: hand hygiene
Germs can multiply in food and beverages and make people very sick. It is important to clean hands before handling food.
If blood or bodily fluids are encountered at work, this will be needed.
What is: gloves
Might need additional PPE as well.
A type of pathogen that is of is of increased concern
What is: CRE - Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
or MDROs
True or False: Hand hygiene is the single most important action in prevention infection.
What is: True
Something that helps protect you from exposure to pathogens.
What is : PPE
Number of healthcare acquired infections that occur each year in the United States
What is: 722,000
This is a source of germs like salmonella, E. coli, and norovirus
What is: feces
C-diff is transmitted through this route.
What is:
Fecal-Oral Transmission
Will also accept environmental contact**
True or False: Gloves are a substitute for hand hygiene?
What is: False
This is the set of precautions that are taken to prevent infection and include things like hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning and disinfection, needle safety and safe handling of linen.
What are: standard precautions
There have been several outbreaks reported due to these when on healthcare workers hands
What is:
Artificial fingernails
Something that can be removed or avoided to help prevent infection
What is: an invasive line.
One of the most common MDRO's seen in hospitals
What is:
MRSA
Important indications for hand hygiene
What is:
1.Before eating.
2. After using the restroom.
3. Before/after touching your face.
4. After body fluid exposure risk
5. Before and after working with patients.
These can spread germs from surface to surface if not cleaned frequently
What is: your hands
This can be done to help protect you from COVID-19
What is:
vaccination
avoiding large crowds
wearing a mask
hand hygiene
Foul smelling urine and a runny noses are not an indication for this
What is:
antibiotics
The method of hand cleaning when around someone that has an enteric pathogen.
What is:
soap and water hand hygiene