True or False
Gloves are needed when giving oral medications.
What is False? - unless glove use is indicated for other reasons (e.g., patient is on additional precautions, hazardous drugs)
This should be done after removing gloves.
What is clean hands with soap and water or with hand sanitizer?
This is one environmental benefit to using gloves ONLY when you actually need them.
What is it produces less waste?
OR
What is it helps our health system to reduce its carbon footprint?
True or False:
Gloves are not usually needed when transporting a patient or helping them to mobilize
What is Correct - not unless they are on Additional Precautions?
Gloves are only required for patients on certain additional precautions, for patients on hazardous drugs precautions, or other circumstances based on PoCRA (i.e., risk of exposure to blood or body fluids)
Gloves should be worn if coming into contact with blood or bodily fluids.
What is True?
Yes or No:
Under certain circumstances, gloves can replace the need for hand hygiene.
What is NO?
Gloves NEVER replace the need for hand hygiene.
It takes this long for a single non-sterile nitrile glove to break down in landfill.
What is 100 - 200 years?
Gloves are always required when drawing up IV medications.
What is Incorrect? Gloves are usually not required except when handling hazardous drugs. BUT you MUST clean your hands before preparing ANY type of medication!
Gloves should be worn when caring for a patient on Contact Precautions.
What is True? Gloves should be worn when caring for patients on ANY additional precautions.
This is the most common method of transmission of organisms to our patients/residents.
What is the unclean hands of healthcare workers?
The highest carbon footprint is created by which method:
a) hand washing
b) using gloves
c) using hand sanitizer
What is = using 1 single glove
Second highest: 20-second hand wash
Lowest carbon footprint: 3ml hand sanitizer
This is one method to protect skin from redness, dryness and cracking after washing hands.
What is:
Using hand sanitizer instead of water and soap when possible.
Washing hands with warm water instead of cold/hot water.
After washing hands, gently pat your hands dry with a paper towel instead of rubbing them dry.
Use lotion after you wash or sanitize your hands.
You should always put on gloves when entering a patient's room.
What is False?
Gloves are only required for patients on Contact, Contact Precautions Plus, Enhanced Contact and Droplet Precautions, for patients on hazardous drugs precautions, or other circumstances based on PoCRA.
Choose gloves only for tasks that require them.
"I can have long nails or artificial nails as long as I clean my hands appropriately" is a true statement.
What is Absolutely NOT? Fingernails must be kept short (less than 3mm) with no artificial nails, extenders, or chipped nail polish.
This is the most effective (and least expensive) way to prevent transmission of infections.
What is good hand hygiene?
Gloves should be worn when coming in to contact with these types of drugs.
What are hazardous drugs?
Gloves should also be worn when in contact with disinfectants and preserving agents.
Improvement in our hand hygiene rates could potentially reduce hospital acquired infection rates by 30-50%.
What is True?
Yes or No:
Hands should be washed with antimicrobial soap after caring for a patient with diarrhea.
What is NO? Antimicrobial soap is not recommended for routine use due to the risk of organisms developing resistance and the fact that it can be harsh on the hands and cause skin breakdown. Should only be used in high risk areas.
Fraser Health uses this many gloves every year.
What is tens of MILLIONS?
ALL patients need to do this before they eat.
What is clean their hands? We can assist with this process by ensuring they are offered some method of HH before every meal.