Hand Hygiene
Does hand hygiene need to be preformed before putting gloves on?
What is Yes! Gloves do NOT replace the hand hygiene needed before patient contact and/or a clean or aseptic technique
What disinfectant should be used when cleaning Glucose machine?
Bleach
What is a key step to complete before donning and after doffing gloves.
What is Hand hygiene
Who needs Enhanced Barrier Precautions?
What is
A. Residents with indwelling medical devices (e.g., urinary catheter, feeding tube, endotracheal or tracheostomy tube, vascular catheters)
B. Residents with wounds or presence of pressure ulcers (unhealed)
C. Residents with a history of A CDC target MDRO
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When should you offer to assist your patients with Hand Hygiene?
What is •Before eating or drinking
•After toileting—restroom use
•Contact with others, shaking hands, etc.
•Contact with equipment
•Coughing/sneezing/touching their faces
CNA's assisting residents with nail care and shaving help to ?
What is promote cleanliness, make residents feel good by improving their appearance, Prevent bacterial and fungal growth under their nails
What PPE is required for cleaning of equipment?
gloves
What type of PPE would you wear in a droplet/contact room?
Gown, gloves, & mask
How long does C. diff live on a surface?
5 months
How many seconds should you wash yours hands with soap and water?
15 to 20 seconds
What parts of the body are CGH not indicated for?
eyes and ears
What is a example of a high touch surface?
What is bedside table, door handle, call button, light switch and bedrail
What is the preferred method of hand hygiene in a health care setting if hands are not visible soiled and the resident does not have a C. Difficile infection ?
What is Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)
When you see a sharp disposal container overfilled, you should immediately notify the person responsible for emptying the container. TRUE/FALSE
What is True
What organism(s) must you wash your hands with SOAP & WATER?
What is C. diff or Norovirus
What is the number one way to prevent Infections?
Hand hygiene
What is the contact time for the following:
Hydrogen Peroxide wipes
What is 1 minute
What is the difference between the PPE worn in an airborne and droplet precaution room?
Droplet - surgical mask
Airborne- N95 or PAPR
What are some common mistakes made with PPE
What is double gloving and improper gown tying, not performing hand hygiene before putting on or after removing ppe, mask not covering nose and mouth
What are the 5 moments of care that staff must preform hand hygiene?
What is 1) BEFORE touching a patient
2)BEFORE clean/aseptic procedure
3)AFTER body fluid exposure risks
4)AFTER touching a patient
5)AFTER touching patient surroundings
List a few ways to reduce CAUTI?
•Avoid spigot touching container when emptying urine.
•Always keep drainage bag and tubing lower than the bladder & keep drainage bags off the floor, place on a pad prn.
•Perform & document routine peritoneal/catheter care.
•Clean 4 inches of catheter w/ clean washcloth & soap.
•Teach/ remind self-care patients to perform cath care.
•Carefully clean patients with fecal incontinence & change gloves before and after performing cath care.
•Stabilize all catheters with Statlocks.
•Avoid Foleys by using condom caths, Incontinence pads, and bladder scanners.
•After Foley removal, ask about need to void q 2h.
•If patient is voiding don’t document urinary output under Foley.
Performing environmental cleaning and disinfection is every healthcare worker's responsibility including CNAs
TRUE/FALSE
What is TRUE
If at any point your gloves become contaminated while donning your PPE, What should you do?
What is dispose of them, perform hand hygiene, and then replace them with new gloves
When should healthcare personnel use gowns and gloves for residents on Enhanced Standard Precautions?
What is
A. When providing morning and evening care
B. When assisting with toileting or changing incontinence briefs C. When caring for devices or giving medical treatments
D. When performing wound care
E. When assisting with mobility or preparing to leave room