Infection
This is a small living thing seen only with a microscope.
What is a microbe?
Two common methods for practicing hand-hygiene.
What is soap and water and alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
Another name for taking off PPE.
What is doffing?
Microbes that are present in the blood and can cause infection.
What are bloodborne pathogens?
This involves a source, reservior, portal of exit, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
What is chain of infection?
This is how long you should scrub hands with soap and water.
What is 20 seconds?
Clothing or equipment worn by staff for protection against a hazard.
What is PPE?
Items contaminiated with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
What is biohazardous waste?
Common types of these are MRSA and VRE.
What are MDROs?
When hands are visibly soiled,before eating, and after using the bathroom.
What is when to wash hands?
This type of isolation involves the air.
What is Airborne Isolation?
This disease was caused by a virus named SARS-CoV2.
What is Covid 19?
This is an infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given.
What is Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?
Do not use hand sanitizer when coming in contact with this type of disease.
What is C-diff?
This type of isolation involves touch.
What is contact isolation?
What is good hand-hygiene?
What is Asepsis?
This involves starting at the fingertips and working up to forearms.
What is how to dry your hands?
Do this after taking off PPE.
What are Standard Precautions?