General infection prevention
The most important activity that people can do to stop the spread of infection is to...
4. What is wash their hands?
The types of pathogens that are primarily spread through droplet transmission.
What are respiratory pathogens?
The song sung twice that is the right amount of time to wash your hands properly.
What is Happy Birthday?
Bedrails, door handles, curtains, overbed tables monitoring equipment are examples of
What are high touch surfaces?
The most common bacteria that causes foodborne illnesses.
What is Salmonella?
The title used to describe a program in skilled nursing facilities monitors antibiotic use
What is an Antimicrobial stewardship program?
An important measure to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19?
What is wearing a face mask?
True or false: On average, you come into contact with 300 surfaces every 30 minutes.
What is true?
Effective disinfection products for COVID can be found on this EPA list
What is List N?
The required timeline after ingesting Salmonella-contaminated foods for symptoms to appear.
What is 6 hours to 6 days?
What fungal infection is newly emerging in the United States and is multi-drug resistant and can cause severe illness and even death in immunocompromised people?
What is Candida Auris (C-auris)?
The primary mode of transmission for COVID-19?
What are respiratory droplets?
The area on your hands that can harbor the most bacteria.
What is under the fingernails?
Indoor ponds, drinking fountains and hot tubs can pose a risk for this pathogen
What is legionella?
Leaving food out at room temperature for too long can cause this to happen.
What is bacteria can grow to dangerous levels which may cause illness?
The virus that causes the greatest number of cases of diarrhea and the most deaths in long-term care settings
What is Norovirus?
The distance that respiratory droplets can travel when expelled during activities such as coughing or sneezing.
What are three to six feet?
True or false: It is fine to wear artificial or gel nails as long as you remember to scrub underneath them before doing patient care.
What is false?
To reduce risk of cross-contamination, the following cleaning order is recommended
What is least to most dirty, highest to lowest items?
The timeframe that perishable foods may sit out before needing to be refrigerated.
What are two hours?
What has been public health's greatest achievements in reducing the risk of infection in people in the last 100 years?
What is developing vaccines?
The most common symptom of allergic rhinitis (hay fever)?
What is sneezing?
Hand sanitizers should have this percentage of alcohol to be considered effective.
What is sixty percent?
The frequency with which shared medical equipment should be cleaned & disinfected
What is between each use?
This is the first and most important step to take before preparing food.
What is handwashing?