Lather, Rinse, Prevent!
According to the CDC, you should wash your hands for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
This is the first piece of PPE that should be put on when donning.
What is a gown?
This type of transmission-based precaution is used for patients with infections that spread through direct or indirect contact.
What are contact precautions?
The most effective way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
What is hand hygiene?
This is the first step when donning personal protective equipment (PPE).
What is performing hand hygiene?
This is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare settings.
What is handwashing?
The correct order for doffing PPE starts with removing these first.
What are gloves?
Healthcare workers should wear these three types of PPE when caring for a patient on droplet precautions.
What are a surgical mask, gloves, and gown?
These are the two primary methods for performing hand hygiene in healthcare settings.
What are handwashing with soap and water and using alcohol-based hand rubs?
The correct order for donning PPE is gown, mask, goggles or face shield, and these last.
What are gloves?
When soap and water are unavailable, the CDC recommends using a hand sanitizer that contains at least this percentage of alcohol.
What is 60%?
Before removing your mask or respirator, you should always perform this hygiene step.
What is hand hygiene?
This highly contagious disease requires airborne precautions and a fit-tested N95 respirator when caring for infected patients.
What is tuberculosis (TB)?
The CDC recommends cleaning and disinfecting this frequently touched item in patient care areas to prevent the spread of germs.
What are high-touch surfaces (e.g., bed rails, doorknobs, IV poles, call buttons)?
This type of mask is required when caring for patients with airborne diseases like tuberculosis.
What is an N95 respirator?
The CDC advises washing hands after touching these four bodily substances.
What are blood, bodily fluids, secretions, and excretions?
The N95 respirator should be discarded and replaced if it becomes this.
What is wet or damaged?
When caring for a patient with C. difficile, this hand hygiene method is preferred over alcohol-based hand rubs.
What is washing hands with soap and water?
The term for the practice of placing a patient in a separate room or designated area to prevent the spread of infections.
What is isolation precautions?
PPE should be removed before leaving a patient’s room, except for this item when dealing with airborne precautions.
What is an N95 respirator?
To properly wash hands, the CDC recommends scrubbing this often-overlooked area.
What are fingernails and between fingers?
To safely remove a contaminated gown, healthcare workers should use this technique.
What is rolling it inside out?
This precautionary measure is recommended for all patients, regardless of their diagnosis, to prevent the spread of infections.
What are standard precautions?
This term refers to infections that develop in a hospital or healthcare facility and were not present at the time of admission.
What are healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)?
The best place to remove PPE after caring for a patient on droplet or contact precautions to avoid spreading contamination.
What is inside the patient’s room, near the exit?