Hand Hygiene
How long should you wash your hands with soap and water?
What is 20 seconds?
Name the four types of PPE discussed in Health Science 1.
What are masks, gloves, goggles and gown?
What are microorganisms?
What are small, living organisms that are not visible to the naked eye?
Why should you not wear artificial nails in healthcare settings?
They harbor bacteria.
A nurse forgets to wash hands after removing gloves. What should they do?
What is immediately wash hands?
When should you perform hand hygiene?
What is before and after patient contact, when hands are visibly dirty or soiled, PPE removal, before eating, etc.?
What is the correct order of donning?
What is gown, mask, goggle, glove?
List two types of microorganisms.
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, parasites
(Infectious agents discussed in Chapter 15.)
What is the biggest mistake when removing gloving?
What is touching the contaminated outer surface?
A patient is coughing and sneezing in the waiting room. What PPE should they be given?
What is a mask, a tissue, access to hand sanitizer?
What are antiseptic hand-rubs?
What is alcohol-based hand sanitizer? 60-90%.
When hands are not visibly dirty or soiled.
What is the first item removed when doffing?
What are gloves?
Parasites live off of ___________. Fill in the blank.
What is hosts? A host. Nutrients from the host.
How are healthcare workers at risk for bloodborne pathogens?
Possibly spread through needlestick or other accidental injuries where healthcare workers come in contact with blood and bodily fluids.
A doctor touches a patient's wound with bare hands. What is the risk?
Contamination, potential infection spread.
True or false: Wearing gloves replaces the need for hand hygiene, as gloves are sterile.
False. Hand hygiene should always be done before donning.
What is the purpose of masking?
What is to avoid airborne or droplet respiratory infections such as COVID-19, Influenza, or streptococcus.
Avoid contact with the mucous membranes (mouth, nose)
What is an example of an infectious disease caused by bacteria?
What is strep throat, pneumonia, UTIs.
A healthcare worker disposes of contaminated gauze in a regular trash bin. What is the mistake?
Biohazard waste should be disposed of in a designated biohazard container. (Ex: Red or Orange sharps containers)
A healthcare worker touches a contaminated surface and then a sterile instrument. What should they do?
Disinfect the instrument, perform hand hygiene.
Re-sterilize the instrument.
This is considered best practice when using standard precautions.
What is using standard precautions with all patients regardless if they are confirmed to be sick with an infectious disease or not to prevent infection transmission.
Ex: Patient may be asymptomatic, like some experienced with COVID-19.
Why is it important to remove PPE in the correct order?
What is to prevent self-contamination?
Avoid contact with blood, bodily fluids, and infectious agents.
What are the four different modes of transmission?
Contact, airborne, droplet, bloodborne
These can be separated into direct and indirect contact.
A doctor lowers their mask below their nose while talking to a patient. What is the mistake?
Masks should fully cover both the nose and mouth to be effective against airborne and droplet infectious diseases.
Name one bloodborne pathogen that healthcare workers are at risk of contacting.
What is HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C