Standard Precautions
Infection Control
Personal Protection Equipment
Misc.
Bonus
100
Safety measures used in hospitals to reduce the risk of transmission of infection
What is Standard Precautions
100
A source A susceptible host A mode of transmission
What is the 3 Elements required for Transmission of infectious agents?
100
PPE
What is the abbreviation for Personal, Protective, Equipment?
100
Infections that result from delivery of health services in ANY healthcare facility
What is Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)?
100
TJC
What is The Joint Commission?
200
The single most important act of medical asepsis
What is Hand Hygiene (Hand Washing)
200
*Person to Person *Physical contact *Most frequent
What is Direct Contact Transmission?
200
Infections acquired in hospitals
What is Nosocomial Infection?
200
All practices intended to confine a specific organism to a specific area
What is Medical Asepsis?
300
Personal Protective Equiptment
What is PPE?
300
Limits the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms
What is Medical Asepsis?
300
*Hand hygiene *Apply gown *Apply mask or respirator *Apply goggles or face shield *Apply gloves
What is the sequence for Donning PPE?
300
Developed by The Joint Commission (TJC) to help organizations address specific areas of concern with regards to patient safety
What is the National Patient Safety Goals
300
HAI
What is Hospital Acquired Infections?
400
Large particles move from one place to another
What is Droplet Contact Transmission?
400
Contact of a host with contaminated inanimate object
What is Indirect Contact Isolation?
400
Used in addition to standard precautions for patients with known or suspected infections.
What is Tier 2?
400
External mechanical transfer.
What is Vectors?
400
N95
What is most important in Airborne Isolation?
500
Applies to: Blood All body fluids Mucous membranes Broken (nonintact) skin
What is Tier 1?
500
Patients, healthcare, Personnel, and Household members and visitors.
What is Human Rersoirs?
500
Gloves Protective eyewear Gown Mask Hand hygiene
What is the sequence for removing PPE?
500
Contaminated items Water Drugs, solutions Blood Food
What is (Vehicles) Environmental Sources?
500
Mask (surgical)
What is most important in Droplet Isolation?
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