Infection Prevention Basics
Name the mode of transmission that involves tiny droplets expelled during coughing or sneezing.
Droplet Transmission
When giving a CHG bath, you should use this many wipes.
What is 6 wipes (entire pack), 1 for each area of the body.
Name one situation in which healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene.
What is before patient contact? (Other acceptable answers include after contact with body fluids, before aseptic procedures, etc.)
When a bedside procedure is performed and you are placing the instrument in the red bin, how much enzymatic spray should you spray on the instrument.
What is a generous amount/instrument should be completely saturated?
After using an isolation stethoscope, this is where you should store it.
What is the magnetic hook outside the patient room?
This is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections
What is Hand Hygiene?
This is how many loose stools a patient should have in 24 hours before collecting a C diff sample.
What is at least 3?
You should use this to clean your hands when exiting a C diff room.
What is soap and water?
Before disinfecting, this step must be performed to ensure effective removal of organic matter.
What is Cleaning?
True or False: Eye protection is required when entering a COVID + room.
What is True?
This practice involves isolating patients with contagious diseases to prevent spread.
What is isolation?
You should change the dressing on a central line this often.
What is every 7 days or PRN?
True or False: Wearing gloves replaces hand hygiene.
What is False.
**You should always perform hand hygiene before & after putting on gloves.
The wet time of a purple top wipe is this.
What is 2 minutes?
True or False: When placing a patient on Airborne precautions, the room should be on positive pressure.
What is False?
*Negative Pressure!
This term describes the minimum infection prevention practice of assuming all blood and body fluids are potentially infectious.
What is Standard Precautions?
The Head of Bed (HOB) should be at this degree for a patient who is intubated.
What is at least 30 degrees?
You should always wash your hands after removing gloves for this reason.
What is potential contamination of skin when doffing / microtears in gloves.
When cleaning equipment with a purple top/bleach wipe, you should always let the full wet time elapse for this reason.
What is ensuring all pathogens are killed?
The IP resource you can use to tell you which type of isolation is needed for the most common infections we see in the hospital.
What is Isolation at a Glance?
The number you should call when you have an Infection Prevention related question.
484-476-BUGS (2847)
You should use this with a foley to prevent urine from remaining stagnant in the tubing or flowing back towards the patient
What is a sheet clip?
The CDC recommends this method as the preferred hand hygiene practice in the absence of visible dirt. What is it?
What is alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
The type of wipe you should use to clean equipment used for a patient with C. diff
What is Bleach?
These types of isolation precautions require the patient's door to be shut (Hint: There are 2).
What are Airborne & Enhanced Contact and Droplet precautions?