PositionProgramProcess
Staff members with a skillset aimed at preventing, investigating and managing the spread of infections within a healthcare facility.
Who are the Infection Preventionists?
Bonus Question.
Primary wipe in clinical areas for most tasks. Must wear gloves.
What is the Grey Top?
MDRO
What is Multi-Drug Resistant Organism?
Clean hands with this if hands are visibly soiled with blood, body fluids, dirt, etc. Kills C diff germs.
What is soap and water?
Standard Precautions established by VA Directive to prevent transmission of MRSA from colonized patients. Gloves required.
What are Upgraded Standard Precautions?
Staff member that applies various measures to reduce the transmission of MRSA, C. diff, and CRE (not currently detected) in the medical center as per VHA Directive.
Who is the MDRO Coordinator?
Bonus question.
Used for C. diff and Norovirus. Contains bleach. Must use gloves.
What is the Gold/Orange Top?
CAUTI
What is Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection?
Scrub time for washing hands with soap and water.
What is 15-20 seconds?
Used in cases of Influenza, Mumps, and Pertussis. A mask and safety glasses or face shield are required.
What are Droplet Precautions?
Program that promotes the appropriate dose, type, and duration of antibiotics.
What is the Anti-Microbial Stewardship program?
Bonus question.
Use in break rooms only. No gloves required.
What is the Red Top?
CLABSI
What is Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection?
Name of the electronic hand hygiene monitoring system that will be implemented at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center.
What is SwipeSense?
Used in cases of Measles, TB and disseminated Shingles. A CAPR or N95 Mask is needed. Patient must be placed in a negative pressure room.
What are Airborne Precautions?
The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data about a health-related event.
What is disease surveillance?
Wet time for the Gold/Orange Top wipes.
What is 4 minutes?
APIC
What is Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology?
Areas most often missed by healthcare providers when using alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
What are thumbs, fingertips, and between fingers?
Used in cases of stool incontinence (may include patients with Norovirus, Rotavirus, or Clostridium difficile), draining wounds, uncontrolled secretions, pressure ulcers, presence of generalized rash, or presence of ostomy tubes and/or bags draining body fluids.
What are Contact Precautions?
Branch of science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population.
What is epidemiology?
Wet time for the Grey Top wipes.
What is 3 minutes?
ICRA
What is Infection Control Risk Assessment?
Best way to prevent infection.
What is hand washing?
Used in the care of all patients to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and non-recognized sources of infection.
What are Standard Precautions?