The time the area must remain “wet” with disinfectant for it to be effective
What is dwell time?
Lives in the environment for months and requires the use of Enteric Isolation Precautions
What is C.diff?
This task is done prior to donning any PPE.
What is hand hygiene?
Should not be worn in the hallways and elevators
What is gloves?
This is the easiest and simplest way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
The time the area must remain with Super-Sani PDI wipes.
What is 2 minutes?
In the menu of multi-drug resistant organism alphabet soup, this is a very resistant organism often resulting in high morbidity and mortality requiring this type of isolation precaution.
What is CRE?
This is first in the sequence of donning PPE.
What is a gown?
True or False. Wearing gloves replaces the need for hand hygiene.
What is FALSE? (Wearing gloves does NOT replace the need for hand hygiene.)
One needle, one syringe only one time
What is injection Safety
The time the area must remain with Clorox wipes.
What is 3 minutes?
Maintain airborne,droplet and contact isolation for at least 10 days and 24 hours free of symptoms. A negative test before the 10 days doesn't qualify for removal of isolation.
What is COVID?
In the sequence of removing PPE, this item, the most contaminated, comes off first.
What are gloves?
Treat ALL persons blood and body fluids as if it is infectious, whether or not it contains visible blood
What is Standard Precautions?
This is worn by the Healthcare Worker for respiratory protection when caring for someone who has influenza.
What is a surgical mask?
Equipment designated for re-use that comes in contact with sterile tissue requires this method of processing
What is sterilization?
This is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. Symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over. The time from exposure to onset of symptoms ranges from five to twenty-one days.
What is Monkeypox?
Best practice procedures recommended for the insertion and maintenance of certain medical devices: ventilators, central lines, urinary catheters
What are Bundles ?
A patient from China presents with persistent cough, weight loss, night sweats, fever and fatigue. The patient is placed in airborne isolation to rule out this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
After applying soap and lathering well, this is the amount of time you should vigorously rub together all surfaces of lathered hands.
What is 20 seconds?
Appropriate places for eating and drinking is one example of these
What are Work Practice Controls?
This organism, which is found on skin, in the mucous membranes of the nose, respiratory tract and GI tract, is spread by contact........... requiring CONTACT precautions
What is MRSA?
When using an IV access port minimize contamination and the risk of a blood stream infection by doing this
What is scrub the hub or use of an alcohol swab cap
Isolation precautions fall into two general categories: Standard and ___________ ?
What is Transmission based?
The purposeful prevention of transfer of organisms from one person to another, example setting up a sterile field.