This is the single most important measure to prevent the spread of infection.
Hand hygiene.
These practices should be used at all times in a healthcare setting and were formerly called universal precautions.
Routine practices
This is performed before any task to determine the level of protection required.
Risk assessment
In the MDRA, all soiled instrumentation is assumed to be this.
Potentially infectious
These two methods of hand hygiene are commonly used in healthcare
ABHR and soap with water.
Gloves are not a substitute for this.
Hand hygiene.
This type of glove should be worn in decontamination because surgical and exam gloves are not sufficient.
Chemical-resistant nitrile gloves.
Gowns must extend from this body part to this body part.
Neck to the knees.
These PPE items protect the eyes from splashes and sprays.
Goggles, face shields or eye protection.
An N95 mask blocks at least this percentage of test particles
95%
More than 200,000 patients contract this in healthcare settings each year according to health statistics.
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI)
Staff entering the MDRA must cover all of this.
Head and body hair.
Shoes in the MDRA must be closed at both the front and this location.
Back
Workflow in the MDRA should move in this direction to prevent contamination.
One-way workflow.
Soiled areas should have this type of air pressure.
Negative air pressure.
Directly translated, this term means “without infection.”
Asepsis.
This type of airflow is required in clean areas of the MDRA.
Positive air pressure.
The two types of asepsis are these.
Medical and surgical asepsis.
These should never be worn in the MDRA because it can harbor microorganisms and interfere with hand hygiene.
Jewelry and artificial nails.
This type of asepsis reduces the number of microorganisms to minimize their spread.
This type of asepsis eliminates all microorganisms or prevents their introduction to an area.
Surgical asepsis.
According to the five basic principles of asepsis, contamination should be addressed in this manner.
Remedy contamination immediately.
According to MDRA personnel hygiene requirements, fingernails must be kept shorter than this length.
1/4 inch.
One of the five basic principles of asepsis states that technicians must keep dirty, clean, and sterile conditions separated.
Keep the 3 conditions separate.
According to the principles of asepsis, an item that has had gross soil removed and can be safely handled with bare hands is considered this.
Clean