HIGH FIVE
The single most important thing you can do to stop the spread of infection
What is Hand Hygiene?
These are the three types of isolation used.
What are Contact, Droplet and Airborne Precautions?
You must do this before you ever use an N-95 respirator at BRRH.
What is Fit-Testing in Employee Health?
This is the disinfectant used to kill Clostridium difficile at BRRH.
What is bleach wipes?
Hand washing should take this amount of time at a minimum.
What is minimally 15 seconds?
This sign is used for patients admitted with Clostridium difficile (C .diff).
What is the blue contact isolation precaution sign?
What type of mask should a patient with TB wear if leaving the negative airflow room.
What is a surgical mask?
This is where you find the "contact time" or dwell time for disinfectant wipes at BRRH.
What is look at the manufacturer's instruction on the container label?
It is mandatory to do this when in and out of a patient room, after using the bathroom, when your hands are visibly soiled.
When is it mandatory to perform hand hygiene?
This is used for patients whose infections can spread in the air currents so the door must be kept closed.
What is Airborne Precautions?
This is the mask needed for Droplet Precautions
What is a "regular", "ear-loop", or surgical mask?
This activity should take place every shift for some items and between each patient use for all multi-use items.
When is patient-care equipment cleaned?
Wash with soap and water in these situations.
What should you do when your hands are visibly soiled or when exiting a room with a c.diff patient?
Your patient has MRSA in sputum, VRE in blood, ESBL in urine and CRE in a wound so you place him/her on this type of precautions.
What is Contact Precautions?
This should NOT be worn in hallways.
What is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?
This must always be done after removing gloves.
What is hand hygiene?
30 seconds between each room, if you don't touch anything.
What is the time you may enter another room without washing again, provided you did NOT touch anything in between.
Localized shingles in a "normal" patient.
What is use standard precautions.
Precautions to be used based on patient's signs and symptoms as well as the task(s) you are gong to perform.
What are Standard Precautions?
Everyone is responsible!
Who is responsible for maintaining a clean environment at BRRH?