QC USERS
DRUGS/BUGS
INFECTION CONTROL
TRUE/FALSE
QC Features
100
Two potential project sponsors for the Quality Compass product.
Who are (CQO / CMO / COO / CMO / CNO)?
100
The most common symptom of a Clostridium Difficile Infection.
What is Diarrhea?
100
The number one way to prevent the spread of hospital acquired infections.
What is handwashing?
100
Gloves are a substitute for hand hygiene and you do not need to decontaminate your hands after wearing gloves.
What is FALSE?
100
The year Quality Compass membership program was introduced.
What is 2007?
200
The frequency that users should log into Quality Compass for best practice.
What is daily, or multiple times per day?
200
This is the full name of MRSA.
What is Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus?
200
The acronym used by the CDC for an infection that a patient obtains while in a health care facility.
What is an HAI?
200
Vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea are signs of the flu.
What is FALSE? -Flu is an infection in the lungs not the gut
200
The Advisory Board Company’s technology partner for Quality Compass.
Who is Vecna Technologies?
300
These are two types of hospital workers that would likely use Quality Compass on a daily basis.
What are Infection Preventionists and Clinical Pharmacists?
300
These are two common antimicrobials used in hospitals.
What are (Vancomycin , Piperacillin, Rifampin, Ticarcillin, Tetracycline)?
300
The length of time you must lather your hands with soap when washing them.
What is 15 seconds?
300
Recapping needles is prohibited.
What is TRUE?
300
The three main data sources for Quality Compass.
What are Pharmacy, ADT, and Microlab?
400
The hand hygiene method that most effectively kills bacteria.
What is alcohol based hand sanitizer?
400
Two common bugs that are prevalent in hospitals and community settings.
What are (MRSA / CDiff / VRE / Acinetobactor / KPCs / ESBLs / Gram + or - Organisms)?
400
The government agency under the CDC to whom many infection preventionists report their hospital acquired infections.
What is the NHSN – the National Healthcare Safety Network?
400
Computer key boards and telephones have more germs on them than public toilets.
What is TRUE?
400
The name of an alert that triggers when a patient’s positive organism is resistant to the patient’s ordered antimicrobial drug.
What is a Drug-Bug Mismatch?
500
The cost of a single Surgical Site Infection associated with a Hip Replacement (excluding costs of a longer length of stay).
What is $10,000-$15,000?
500
Two things a micro-organism needs to survive.
What are (oxygen, warmth, darkness, water, food/nourishment)?
500
Another name for white blood cells.
What are Leukocytes?
500
Hospital Employees, no matter their role, should be vaccinated against Hepatitis A.
What is FALSE? - This vaccination should be focused toward food handlers and travelers.
500
One way Quality Compass members can achieve ROI.
What is (a reduction in overuse of expensive pharmaceuticals, reduced hospital-acquired infection rate, ensuring reimbursement from the CMC, shortened length of stay, limiting re-admissions,...)?
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