What are the (2) levels of infection control?
Cleaning & Disinfecting
True or False: ALL new employees are screened for tuberculosis (TB) through a risk and health questionnaire prior to their start of hire.
True
True or False: The Hepatitis B vaccination series is available at no cost after training and within 10 days of initial assignment to high-risk employees.
True
What is the first line of defense in infection control and prevention?
Proper Hand Hygiene
Where is your nearest eye washing station located?
Staff Break Room
Nursing Office
When MUST gloves be worn?
When there is the possibility of exposure to blood or body fluids
True or False: A patient with suspected or active head list should be immediately isolated from others and sent home for treatment.
False! Patients with suspected or confirmed head lice can remain onsite and do NOT need to leave early.
What do you do first when a blood-exposure incident occurs?
Stop the service
According to the CDC, how many seconds should you spend thoroughly washing your hands?
20 seconds
Who's primarily responsible for infection control at Compass?
EVERYONE!
Applying the same infection control procedures on all clients is a practice known as...
Standard Precautions
The organization investigates patterns of infectious disease when there are ___ or more confirmed cases of illness among staff or patients in the same department or program within ___ hours of each other.
3
72 hours
Wound dressings containing ____ amount/s of blood or drainage will be discarded in the biohazard disposal bin.
A: any
B: scant
C: visible
D: saturated
D: SATURATED
What precautions do we take when handling bodily fluids?
Universal
The regulatory agency under the US Department of labor that enforces safety and health standards in the workplace is...
OSHA
How do you calculate an appropriate dry time when disinfecting hard surfaces or medical equipment?
Refer to the disinfectant packaging or SDS
Name 5 signs or symptoms that would prompt medical clearance before returning onsite?
Fever (100 or above)
Cough
Runny nose/congestion
Sore throat
Chills
Shortness of Breath
Loss of Taste/Smell
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Where should contaminated supplies be discarded after a blood exposure incident?
Red-lined bag in the biohazard waste bin located in the biohazard room
Before and after patient care
Before and after glove use
Before, during, and after preparing food
Before eating food
Before and after caring for someone who is sick
Before and after treating a cut or wound
After using the toilet
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
After handling pet food or pet treats
After touching garbage
When hands are visibly soiled
CPR stands for...
Cardiopulmonary resucitation
What term identifies how long a disinfectant needs to be in direct contact with the surface or item to be disinfected?
Contact time
Name at least (3) of the infectious conditions that Compass monitors and tracks data due to their high risk.
COVID-19
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Monkeypox
Bodily fluids containing bloodborne pathogens
Staff are trained on the organization's ______ to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBP) in accordance with OSHA standards.
Exposure Control Plan (ECP)
If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least ___% alcohol.
60%
Which organization approves the efficacy of products used for infection control?
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
Name (5) types of PPE that are stocked onsite.
Name (4) onsite interventions aimed to reduce the likelihood of illness transmission.
Self-screening protocols
Medical Clearance Protocol
Onsite Flu & COVID vaccine clinics
Readily available PPE and disinfecting supplies
Contracted cleaning crew for nightly disinfection
Face masks available in lobbies
Abiding by executive orders & mandates
Non-contact door handles
Hand sanitizing stations
Annual HealthStream education & training
Monitoring IDPH, Health Department (Cook, DuPage, & Chicago), and CDC guidelines
Name the (4) criteria required for medical waste disposal bins.
Closeable
Puncture-resistant
Leak-proof (if the materials have the potential to leak)
Red in color
labeled with the appropriate biohazard warning label (all sides)
As part of the organization’s quality improvement initiative, what is our hand hygiene compliance % threshold?
85%
DOUBLE JEAPARDY!!!!!!!
Researchers estimate that if everyone routinely washed their hands, _____ deaths a year could be prevented.
A: 100,000
B: 500,000
C: 1 million
D: 5 million
1 million