Hand Hygiene
What do you wash your hands with?
Soap and Water
What cleaning agent must be used if a resident has C.Diff?
Bleach
True or False: You are emptying trash in a resident room - you do not need to change gloves between the next resident's room, if you are going to do the same task?
False
PPE stands for
personal protective equipment
True or False: Exposures to bloodborne pathogens occurs from contact with blood and/or body fluids with traces of infected blood.
True
What can be used instead of soap and water if hands are not visibly soiled?
Hand Sanitizer
True or False: Hand Sanitizer kills C.Diff
False
Hand sanitizer does not kill spores, such as C.Diff
True or False: Computer keyboards and telephones have more germs on them than public toilets.
True
Name the precaution for influenza
What is Droplet
The federal agency that developed the bloodborne pathogen standards.
What is OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
How long do you need to wash your hands?
15-20 seconds
This common seasonal virus may cause serious illness in the elderly.
What is Influenza
True or False: I only have to clean shared resident equipment if the resident is in isolation.
False
All shared equipment must be cleaned prior to removing it from the room.
Residents in isolation should have disposable or dedicated equipment whenever possible.
What PPE is required for contact precautions
Gown and gloves
This is done immediately if you have a bloodborne pathogen exposure at work.
wash with soap and water and tell your supervisor
True or False: I just exited the room of a resident on isolation. I do not need to wash my hands because I did not touch the resident
False
All objects and surfaces in the room are potentially contaminated.
The overuse of these make it difficult to treat certain bacteria.
What are Antibiotics
The amount of time a surface must stay wet to ensure that it has been properly disinfected.
What is wet time or kill time?
Name the precaution for RSV and C.Diff
What is contact
Form of hepatitis that there is a vaccine for
What is Hepatitis B
Why should you use a paper towel to turn off the faucet?
To keep from getting germs on your hands that were on the faucet.
You have been vomiting and having diarrhea due to this contagious illness.
What is Norovirus
Where is the blood spill kit located?
In the spa room
This type of PPE requires annual fit testing
What is a N95 mask
Needles and other sharp objects should be placed here
Sharps container