Infectious Diseases
This bacterium contaminates the environment in its spore form.
What is C. difficile?
Surfaces in a patient room that may be very contaminated, including bed rails, call buttons and tray tables.
What are high touch surfaces?
These are used for select patients with specific diseases or pathogens.
What are Transmission-based Precautions?
The most effective, least expensive way to prevent the transmission of infections.
What is hand hygiene?
THIS TECHNIQUE IS USED WHEN PREPARING INJECTIONS.
WHAT IS ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE?
It is a highly communicable respiratory disease that occurs in epidemic cycles every 2-5 years.
What is Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)?
The amount of time a product must be on a surface to effectively disinfect it.
What is contact time?
Guidelines that outline the minimum set of interventions that are required for preventing the transmission of microorganisms.
What is Standard Precautions?
The type of hand hygiene required when caring for a patient with C. difficile.
What is Soap and Water?
The process used when wiping the rubber stopper on a medication vial with alcohol prior to use.
WHAT IS DISINFECTION?
The definitive diagnosis of this parasite is by micro exam of skin scrapings.
What is scabies?
A form of decontamination that removes visible soils.
What is cleaning?
Requires a negative air room with at least 6-12 air exchanges per hour that exhausts directly to outside.
What is Airborne Precautions?
These should not be worn by healthcare workers as they can tear gloves and trap germs.
What are artificial nails?
Blood/Boyd fluids exposure can occur with unsafe injection practices, these exposures include HIV, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C, also know as this.
What are Blood borne pathogens?
These human parasites feed on blood usually at night.
What are bed bugs?
The use of chemicals to destroy pathogens and renders an item safe for handling.
What is disinfection?
A patient with uncontrolled diarrhea should be placed on these precautions.
What is Contact Precautions?
Alcohol based hand rubs are preferred unless hands are visibly dirty or contaminated with this.
What is blood or body fluids (OR C. difficile spores)?
Safe injection practices are a part of this type of precautions.
What are standard precautions?
MMR vaccine is given to cover these highly contagious illnesses.
What are Measles, Mumps and Rubella?
These devices come into contact with intact skin and are cleaned and disinfected after each patient use.
What are reusable or non-critical devices?
This type of precaution should be used when a patient has suspected or confirmed Tuberculosis.
What is airborne precautions?
This is the minimum time recommended for washing hands with soap and water.
What is 20 seconds?
Also known as PEP - this is often given after a HCP has been exposed to a blood borne pathogen.
What is post exposure prophylaxis?