Precautions
The minimum infection prevention measures that apply to all patient care.
What are Standard Precautions?
This type of infection would not be appropriate for antibiotics.
What is a viral infection?
This infection is commonly referred to as a UTI.
What is a urinary tract infection?
This is the first step when you are putting on/donning PPE.
What is performing hand hygiene/washing your hands/applying hand sanitizer?
You should wash your hands for a minimum of this many seconds.
What is 20?
Actions that facilities take to keep microorganisms from spreading from staff-staff, resident-resident, or resident-staff.
What are isolation precautions?
This is an illness in which A or B strain is possible. A vaccine is also available for this illness.
What is influenza?
This is a type of skin infection that may be characterized by localized or widespread warmth, redness, and sometimes swelling.
What is cellulitis?
This is the first thing you should take off when doffing PPE.
What are gloves?
You should not use this hand hygiene product when providing care for someone who is confirmed as or suspected of having c-Diff.
What is hand sanitizer?
These precautions would be implemented when germs remain suspended in the air and can be dispersed by air currents.
What are airborne precautions?
There are multiple types of vaccine for this respiratory illness, such as Prevnar and Pneumococcal.
What is pneumonia?
This is an infection of the GI tract that causes excessive diarrhea and patients are at risk for dehydration.
What is c-Diff?
These should be worn over the eyes when providing care that may involve splashing of bodily fluids.
What are goggles/visors/face shield?
This is the easiest way to break a link in the chain of infection.
What is handwashing/wash your hands?
These precautions may be used when caring from someone who may spread infectious material by coughing, sneezing, talking, or performing procedures.
What are Droplet precautions?
What is an N95?
This is a type of bacteria that can appear on the skin or in urine and does not cause any illness, nor need treatment.
What is normal flora?
These are times when you should perform hand hygiene.
What is before/after eating, after personal cares, after removing gloves?
You should use this to turn off the faucet after you are doing washing your hands.
What is a clean, dry paper towel?
These precautions should be used when caring for someone infected with microorganisms that can be spread by direct or indirect contact.
What are Contact Precautions?
You will receive Mantoux test during this course to ensure you don't have this disease.
What is Tuberculosis or TB?
This disease may manifest itself later in life in someone who had previously had chickenpox/varicella virus.
What is shingles/herpes zoster?
These are instances in which a surgical mask should be changed out.
What is if your mask becomes visibly soiled/moist/wet or contains holes?
After using hand sanitizer this many times, you should wash your hands.
What is three?