IPC Safety
I have to take ____ with every resident to ensure safety. This means I treat everyone like their bodily fluids are infected and wash my hands.
Standard Precautions
Standard vaccine and medication fridge temperature range
+2°C to +8°C
A Critical or Semi-Critical Medical Device that is designated by its Manufacturer for use and reuse on a single Resident only
Single-Resident-Use Medical Device
The leading cause of death among residents in nursing facilites according to the CDC
Infection
The minimum frequency at which a home must complete a Violence Risk Assessment
Yearly
The goal of this is to practice aspects of the response plan and prepare teams for an actual emergency situation.
A drill. Drills and/or table top exercises must be completed on every shift as part of the Code of the Month education
The formal term for taking off PPE
Doffing
Something that should not be in the medication fridge
Food for staff or residents (e.g., open pudding packs)
Vaccines
Specimens
Keeping up to date with ______ can prevent the spread of disease to those at higher risk of developing complications.
vaccines
When taking equipment or supplies from 1 resident room to the next you must
Disinfect/clean them
Workers must make up at least this percentage of Joint Health and Safety Committee involvement
50%
This code is designated to alert personnel to an external disaster or mass casualty incident.
Orange
This is what we call our pandemic plan
COVID 19 Blueprint in Box
2 things that should never be found in a clean supply room
Corrugated cardboard
Staff lunches/clothes
Resident clothing/items
One way that surveillance can reduce infections
Identifying increasing trends of infections to allow for early interventions
Identifying outbreaks early
Improved awareness of signs/symptoms of infections
This team is responsibility for infection control at the site
Site IPC Lead and IPC Committee
3 types of incidents which would be considered Workplace Violence
A person is threatened, abused or assaulted, also includes harassment, bullying, intimidation, robbery or other intrusive behaviours.
The individual responsible in an emergency for the management of all incident operations at the incident site. Hint: this is a role, not a position.
Incident Commander
Name 5 types of PPE
Gloves, Gown, Mask, Goggles, Face Shield
Shelf location for liquid supplies
On the bottom shelf
3 ways to protect myself and others from Bloodborne Pathogens while at work
Use Standard Precautions
Use Good Hand Hygiene
Use caution with Sharps
Properly dispose of potentially infectious waste
Properly use PPE
Number of steps to clean an item used between residents
Wipe Twice or 2 steps - clean and disinfect
Employees that file complaints under the Respectful Workplace Harassment Prevention policy will not be subject to any form of this.
Retaliation
3 types of losses that are addressed in the Business Continuity Plan
Power, water and/or sewage, natural gas, telecommunications, essential equipment, weather events, staff shortages
This is a requirement on all syringes used for immunization in AgeCare communities
Safety engineered needles
Something that you should find under the sink
Nothing!
2 ways someone can become exposed to bloodborne pathogens
needlestick
mucous membrane contact
having nonintact skin
2 resources to support me with IPC
AgeCare IP&C policies
OpEx
IPAC, CSA, CPSI, NACI
Funding partners
If a H&S incident has occurred, the best way to prevent recurrence is to conduct this
An Incident Investigation
Root Cause Analysis
This document should be completed following any unplanned activation of an emergency code or business continuity plan. Hint: allows us to use the results to make improvements
Incident Debriefing Report