Hand hygiene is my superpower
Minimum length of time it takes to clean your hands
What is 15 seconds
What cleaning solution should be used to clean surfaces in any health care setting?
What is AHP, Cavi-wipes, low level cleaning and disinfection solution, VCH uses products that have been approved for use by Health Canada and have a kill claim for the majority of pathogens found in our healthcare settings
Aside from hand hygiene – what are 2 other practices that are included in Routine Practices and will lower the risk of disease transmission?
PPE, point of care risk assessment, using a sharps disposal, cleaning and disinfection
What you do when you notice several patients/staff are nauseous/vomiting or have diarrhea
Notify leadership and infection control, implement additional precautions
True or False: gloves should be worn when doing head to toe assessments, including temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
False: gloves are not necessary for all direct client contact, HCWs should be performing a point of care risk assessment to determine if any additional PPE including gloves are required.
Something that makes it very difficult to keep any place clean (home, office or treatment area)
What is clutter
When a client tells you they have been having diarrhea and vomiting, you should...
What is droplet/contact+ precautions until you determine why (medications, food, viral, etc)
Routine practices are used when?
All the time by everyone
Method of hand hygiene that is least irritating/drying to hands?
What is using alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)?
True or False: Antibiotic resistant bacteria requires a special disinfectant
False, can use AHP or Cavi-wipes
True or False: it doesn't matter in what order you remove PPE, as long as you remove it and perform hand hygiene before going to care for another client
False: correct removal of PPE is required to prevent contaminating yourself or the environment
Where is PPE removed when exiting a client who is on additional precautions
At the doorway, minimum 2 meters away from a client on droplet/contact precautions.
True or False: Wearing gloves is a reasonable alternative to cleaning your hands
False-gloves are permeable and have micro-pores
This is done with client care equipment after each client use, after being stored in a room of a client that has been on isolation and when visibly soiled
What is cleaning and disinfection
Steps: Hand hygiene *Apply gown *Apply mask *Apply eye protection*Apply gloves
Sequence for applying PPE
Who's job is infection prevention and control
Everyone