Infection Control
The single most effective way to prevent infection spread
➡️What is hand hygiene
Two identifiers required before care
➡️Answer: What are name and date of birth?
Frequency for checking circulation, sensation, and movement (CSM) in many protocols
➡️ What is every 2 hours?
Normal adult body temperature in Fahrenheit
➡️ Answer: What is 98.6°F?
The current Director of inpatient care services
➡️ Answer: Who is Bintu Ibrahim?
PPE stands for this
➡️What is Personal Protective Equipment
Event causing serious harm or death requiring review
➡️What is a sentinel event?
Scale commonly used to assess patient pain from 0–10
➡️What is the numeric pain scale?
BMI stands for this
➡️ Answer: What is Body Mass Index?
1918 global event that killed millions
➡️ Answer: What is the 1918 Influenza Pandemic?
Type of isolation required for tuberculosis
➡️What is Airborne isolation
The “5 Rights” apply to this process
➡️What is medication administration?
Intervention to reduce risk of pressure injuries
➡️What is repositioning every 2 hours?
Vitamin produced when exposed to sunlight
➡️ Answer: What is Vitamin D?
The longest Director of inpatient care services at LSH
➡️ Answer: Who is Blenda Blake?
Hospital-acquired infection abbreviation
➡️What is HAI
Code often used for patient fall
➡️What is Code Yellow?
Device often used as a non-restraint alternative for confused patients
➡️ Answer: What are mitts?
Organ responsible for pumping blood
➡️ Answer: What is the immune system?
The longest serving DON at LSH
➡️ Answer: Who is Maria Tricarico?
Minimum seconds for proper handwashing per CDC
➡️What is 20 seconds?
Organization that sets hospital safety standards
➡️What is The Joint Commission?
Clue: Position used to improve oxygenation in severe respiratory distress
➡️ Answer: What is Trendelburg positioning?
System responsible for fighting infections
➡️ Answer: What is the immune system?
170 Morton Street Diploma program
➡️ Answer: What is the LSH school of nursing?