Gloves are a substitute for hand hygiene and you do not need to decontaminate your hands after wearing gloves. True or False?
False! Perform hand hygiene before and after glove use.
100
What should you do if a patient comes in and is coughing and sneezing?
Give them a mask. (and educate on hand hygiene please)
100
Always recap used needles before disposal. True or false?
False! NEVER recap!
100
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "Contact" Precautions?
gown and gloves
200
If your hands are visibly soiled, hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand rub is the preferred method.
False! Wash with soap and water if hands are visibly soiled.
200
What cleaning agent must be used if a patient has C. difficile?
Bleach (10%), Blue Top Clorox wipes
200
What are the first two steps to take after a body fluid exposure?
1) Immediate care to exposure site (wash skin with soap & water; flush mucuous membranes with water)
2) Contact Employee Health or Infection Prevention
200
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "Droplet" precautions?
a mask
300
How long should you rub your hands together when washing with soap and water?
15 seconds
300
Incontinence is an appropriate indication for use of Foley catheter. True or false?
False!
300
What are 3 common bloodborne pathogens contracted from needle sticks?
Hep B, Hep C, HIV
300
What type of precautions are used for a patient with TB or chicken pox?
airborne
400
How long should you rub your hands together when applying an alcohol-based hand rub?
Until your hands are dry
400
What is the drying time required after wiping down a surface with Super Sani-Cloth (purple top) wipes?
2 minutes
400
You have been vomiting and had explosive diarrhea due to the Norovirus. When can you return to work?
48 hours after you last vomit or have diarrhea
400
If a patient has C. difficile or Norovirus, how do you decontaminate your hands?
Soap and water. NOT hand sanitizer.
500
What are the WHO 5 moments for hand hygiene (5 crucial points of pathogen transmission in healthcare)?
1. before touching a patient
2. before clean/aseptic procedures
3. after body fluid exposure/risk
4. after touching a patient
5. after touching patient surroundings
500
What percentage of hospital acquired UTIs are associated with Foley catheter use? 30%, 50%, or 80%
80% of hospital acquired UTIs are associated with Foley catheter use.
500
"One needle, one syringe, only one time" is a key component of…
Safe injection practices
500
What type of precautions should be used for a patient with Zika virus?