Hand Hygiene
How long should you wash your hands?
What is 20 seconds- the length of "Happy Birthday"
Name 1 cleaning product we use as a disinfectant?
What is Pur-One; Bru-tab; Super Sani-Cloth
True or False. One uncovered sneeze can project up to 10,000 germs at near 50 mph?
What is False; 100,000 germs @ nearly 100mph
It causes sudden vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain, and can live on surfaces for days. Hand sanitizer doesn’t kill it. Highly contagious.
What is Norovirus
What does PPE stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment
What 2 germs does hand sanitizer NOT kill?
What is C. Diff & Norovirus
How long does the "purple top wipes" / Super sani-clothes have to stay wet on the surface to be effective?
What is 1 minute
Staff and residents should follow this rule when coughing or sneezing to prevent droplet spread.
What is cover with your elbow or tissue, then perform hand hygiene
Respiratory virus spreads through droplets when people cough, sneeze, or talk. It can cause fever, body aches, fatigue, and cough.
What is influenza.
When serving ready-to-eat food, staff must avoid direct contact with their hands and use these instead?
What are gloves, tongs, or utensils
When should you use soap & water instead of hand sanitizer?
What is visibly soiled hands or after caring for resident with C.Diff/Norovirus
What is the contact time for Pur-One or Bru-tab?
What is 4 minutes
True or False? Soap kills germs better than sanitizer?
What is False; Sanitizer KILLS germs, Soap REMOVES germs physically
If you got the flu, when could you return to work?
What is at least 24 hours after fever resolved without use of fever reducing medications
What temp should an item that is a leftover be reheated to prior to serving?
What is 165F
Name 2 common areas staff forget to clean when washing their hands?
What is Thumbs, under nails, & between fingers
Name 3 high-touch surfaces in our buildings/rooms?
What is call light, door handles, remotes, hand rails, side rails... lots more!
What percentage of nurses with artificial nails carried pathogens, even after handwashing?
What is 92%
If you had Norovirus, when could you return to work?
What is 48 hours after symptoms resolution
Gloves should be worn when there’s potential contact with these types of materials (name 3)?
What is blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, or non-intact skin
What % percentage of infectious diseases are spread by touch-hands?
What is 80%- Hands are the most common route
When Norovirus is present in the building, this is one thing housekeeping & staff should NOT do, because it can spread the virus through the air and to other surfaces?
What is vacuum or use dry sweeping methods
What is 16-23 times
This respiratory virus often starts like a common cold but can become serious — especially for infants, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. It spreads through coughs, sneezes, and contaminated surfaces, and causes coughing, wheezing, and breathing difficulty.
What is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
What is the correct order to remove PPE?