This is how often shared patient equipment must be cleaned/disinfected.
What is after each patient use?
100
This is the single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.
What is Hand Hygiene?
100
Used for patients with history of MRSA.
What is Contact Precautions?
100
This patient care item must initially be sterile, then can be disinfected and stored as clean
What are scissors used for wound care?
100
Before providing care to a patient, you must verify that you have the right patient using two of these.
What are patient identifiers?
200
This is the surface contact time for PDI Sani Cloth AF3
What is 3 minutes?
200
Gloves, gowns, masks, eye shields and face shields are all examples of this.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
200
Used for patients with pertussis.
What are Droplet Precautions?
200
Labeled for single patient use and remaining contents must be discarded.
What are sterile saline or sterile water for irrigation?
200
This type of safety exercise prepares staff to keep employees, patients and visitors safe in the case of loss of power, earthquake, or other unexpected events.
What are emergency or disaster plans/drills?
300
Colonization/infection with these organisms require the use of dedicated patient equipment
What are MRSA, VRE, C. difficile?
300
National Patient Safety Goal - NPSG .07.01.01
What is the use of CDC or WHO hand hygiene guidelines to improve hand hygiene?
300
Worn for contact with blood or body fluids or contact with non-intact skin.
What are gloves?
300
How urinary catheters are inserted.
What is using aseptic technique and sterile equipment?
300
This should be worn when visiting a patient with active pulmonary tuberculosis.
What is an N95 respirator mask?
400
When equipment can be cleaned/disinfected with a one-step germicidal wipe
What is when it is not visibly soiled?
400
Where hand hygiene products are stored in the nursing/therapy bag.
Where is the outer pocket of the bag?
400
This infection control practice considers all patients to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens, and requires PPE to be used when coming into contact with ALL patients blood, urine, or other body fluids.
What is Standard Precautions?
400
A seasonal vaccination which helps prevent respiratory illness.
What is Influenza vaccine?
400
Allow a 3 minute minimum dry time for this product when doing sterile central line dressing change.
What is Chloraprep?
500
Kept separated in designated parts of the trunk
What are clean and soiled equipment/specimens?
500
The Infection Control Risk Assessment helps identify this
What are infection risks, priorities and measurable goals?
500
Measures to contain respiratory secretions for all persons with signs & symptoms of a respiratory infection.
What is Respiratory/Cough Etiquette?
500
Reduces of risk of needlestick or exposure to other sharps.
What are needle safety devices?
500
This term is defined as “the procedures, actions, and processes that a medical professional is licensed to perform”.