Prevention 101
The single most effective way for healthcare workers to stop the spread of germs is this.
What is hand washing (or hand hygiene)?
A CAUTI is a healthcare-associated infection involving this common invasive device
What is a urinary catheter (or Foley)?
To prevent CLABSI, CDC and INS guidelines mandate performing mechanical friction on needleless connectors for at least 15 seconds using alcohol or chlorhexidine- a practice commonly known as this 3 word rhyme.
What is "scrub the hub"?
True or False. A patient complains of incontinence, this is a good indication for use of a catheter.
What is false?
Incontinence alone does not justify catheter use due to the increased risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
The CDC estimates that about 1 in this many hospital patients has an HAI on any given day.
What is 31? (will accept + or - 1)
A CLABSI is an infection linked to this specific type of intravenous line.
What is a central line? CLABSI= (central line-associated bloodstream infection)
An infection is considered an HAI if it develops in a patient 24 hours after admission.
What is false. It's 48 hours
Keeping the drainage bag below bladder level and maintaining a closed system are key nursing actions to prevent this specific HAI.
What is a CAUTI?
An SSI stands for an infection occurring at this location following a procedure.
What is a surgical site?
According to the CDC, this specific spore-forming bacterium is the single most common cause of healthcare-associated gastrointestinal infections in U.S. hospitals.
What is C. difficile (or C. diff)?