CLEANING AND DISINFECTION
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HIGH TOUCH SURFACES? GIVE 3
ELEVATOR BUTTONS, DOOR HANDLES, TABLES, CALL BELLS, PHONES, LIGHT SWITCHES, TOILET SEAT, WHEELCHAIR HANDLES, DESK, MEDICATION CART, HOUSEKEEPING CART, TABLET, COMPUTER MOUSE, HANDRAILS, OFFICE CHAIR
WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT INFECTIONS IN LTC?
PERFORMING HAND HYGIENE
WHAT DOES PPE STAND FOR
ANWSER:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU NEED TO COUGH OR SNEEZE?
COUGH OR SNEEZE INTO YOUR ELBOW (OR SLEEVE), NOT YOUR HANDS
IF A RESIDENT DEVELOPS NEW RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHICH ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS ARE REQUIRED?
DROPLET AND CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PRODUCT MUST BE ON A SURFACE IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY DISINFECT IT.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE FOUR MOMENTS OF HAND HYGIENE?
A. Before entering the residents room
B. Before performing resident care
C. After taking a drink of water
D. After performing care or exposure to bodily fluids/secretions
C. AFTER TAKING A DRINK OF WATER
WHEN SHOULD YOU WEAR GLOVES
INDICATED IN SITUATIONS WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONTACT WITH INFECTIOUS MATERIAL.
WHAT ARE DROPLETS?
SMALL PARTICLES, USUALLY LESS THAN 5 MICROMETERS, THAT ARE RELEASED WHEN COUGHING OR SNEEZING.
A RESIDENT DEVELOPS SUDDEN ONSET OF PROJECTILE VOMITING AND DIARRHEA DURING THE NIGHT. WHAT TYPE OF PRECAUTIONS SHOULD YOU INITIATE?
A.Contact Precautions
B.Contact and Droplet Precautions
C.No precautions are required
DROPLET AND CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
WHAT IS CLEANING?
PHYSICAL REMOVAL OF VISIBLE DIRT.
HOW LONG SHOULD YOU RUB YOUR HANDS WHEN USING ALCOHOL BASED HANDRUB?
AT LEAST15-20 SECONDS OR UNTIL THEY FEEL DRY
WHAT IS DOFFING?
THE PROCESS OF REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AFTER USE.
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY HYGIENE/COUGH ETIQUETTE?
ACTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS.
WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN TYPES OF TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS?
CONTACT, DROPLET, AND AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLEANING AND DISINFECTING?
CLEANING REMOVES DIRT AND GERMS; DISINFECTING KILLS GERMS
WHEN SHOULD SOAP AND WATER BE USED INSTEAD OF ALCOHOL BASED HAND RUB?
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PPE THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR CONTACT PRECAUTIONS?
GOWN AND GLOVES
WHAT SHOULD YOU WEAR IF YOU HAVE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS?
MASK
TRUE OR FALSE — YOU CAN REUSE DISPOSABLE GLOVES IF THEY LOOK CLEAN
FALSE. GLOVES ARE SINGLE-USE ONLY
TRUE OR FALSE — MICROFIBER CLOTHS CAN TRAP GERMS BETTER THAN PAPER TOWELS
TRUE
WHAT DOES NOT REPLACE THE NEED TO PERFORM HAND HYGIENE
GLOVES OR GLOVE USE
WHAT ASSESSMENT SHOULD YOU PERFORM WHEN DECIDING WHAT PPE TO WEAR
POINT OF CARE RISK ASSESSMENT
HOW FAR CAN RESPIRATORY DROPLETS TYPICALLY TRAVEL WHEN SOMEONE COUGHS OR SNEEZES?
UP TO ABOUT 2 METRES (6 FEET)
TRUE OR FALSE — PPE CAN BE REMOVED OUTSIDE THE ISOLATION ROOM
FALSE. PPE SHOULD BE REMOVED INSIDE AT THE DOOR BEFORE LEAVING