Infection control Environmental Services
When is it important to wash your hands when cleaning a resident's room
before and after entering a resident's room
When should you wash your hands when working in the kitchen?
Before beginning and after completing a task
What should you use to wash your hands when in a Norwalk outbreak
Soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds
When should a RT where gloves
With food prep and equipment cleaning
Where are the maintenance designated spill kits located
In the generator room
What is the wet contact kill time for Original Saber
5 minutes
What temperature should the dishwasher reach in the wash and rinse cycle to ensure proper cleaning
165 degrees wash/180 degrees rinse
When does resident's personal equipment get deep cleaned.
the night before their bath day
If a resident vomits on the bus how is this safely cleaned?
Cover with Megasorb and sweep up when fully absorbed.
What should you do if you know an area that requires work is contaminated with asepsis?
Set up an enclosure
How do you identify laundry coming from an outbreak room.
Yellow bag (inside a clear bag)
What is the best practice for disinfecting surfaces in the kitchen/dining room?
2 bucket method (one for cleaning, and one for disinfection)
How often should blood pressure monitor, glucometers, etc be disinfected and with what product.
After each use with a bleach based product.
How are programs run during an outbreak?
Work with residents on unaffected units before affected units (affected units at the end of the day)
When should common area filters be cleaned?
After outbreaks
How do you prevent contamination between clean and dirty laundry?
Separation of clean and dirty linen and/or dedicated carts and bins for clean and dirty
If you are sanitizing items how long should the solution be left in contact?
1 minute (or according to manufacture instructions)
What is the nurses role in setting up an outbreak room
to initiate the outbreak protocols and verify the proper setup
How often are bingo cards disinfected
after each use
When should the garbage truck be cleaned
After each disposal at door #3
What disinfectant must be used when a resident is isolated with C-Diff
Bleach based products
What is the best method to dry dishes to prevent cross contamination?
Allow them to air dry
If you suspect a resident should be isolated what is the first step you take
Keep resident in their room and report to the nurse on duty immediately
When gathering residents for a program and you suspect a resident has respiratory symptoms what should you do ?
Don't take to the program and report to the nurse on duty
When should garbage on an outbreak unit be collected?
Last pickup