MEET THE GERMS
THIS COMMON SKIN BACTERIA IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS
WHAT IS STAPHYLOCCOCCUS AUREUS?
THE MOST COMMON MODE OF GERM TRANSMISSION IN THE OR.
WHAT IS CONTACT TRANSMISSION?
THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT STEP BEFORE DISINFECTION OR STERILIZATION.
WHAT IS CLEANING?
THIS IS THE MOST COMMONLY CONTAMINATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM.
WHAT IS THE ANESTHESIA MACHINE?
THIS HAPPENS WHEN A MEMBER OF THE STERILE FIELD ADJUSTS THEIR MASK WITH A STERILE TOWEL.
WHAT IS CONTAMINATION?
THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO BEFORE SETTING UP FOR THE FIRST CASE OF THE DAY.
WHAT IS DAMP DUSTING?
THIS GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA IS OFTEN FOUND IN MOIST ENVIRONMENTS AND CAN CONTAMINATE SINKS AND EQUIPMENT
WHAT IS PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA?
THESE ARE REQUIRED WHEN THERE IS A RISK OF A SPLASH OR SPRAY OF BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS.
WHAT ARE FACE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES?
THIS LEVEL OF DISINFECTION KILLS MOST ORGANISMS EXCEPT HIGH NUMBERS OF BACTERIAL SPORES.
WHAT IS HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION?
THIS OR SURFACE IS FREQUENTLY TOUCHED BY OFTEN MISSED DURING CLEANING.
WHAT ARE DOOR HANDLES?
THIS TYPE OF CONTAMINATION OCCURS WHEN MOISTURE PENETRATES STERILE BARRIERS.
WHAT IS STRIKE-THROUGH?
THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOTAL AIR EXCHANGES PER HOUR.
WHAT IS 20 AIR EXCHANGES PER HOUR?
THIS MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "SUPERBUG" AND SPREADS VIA CONTACT.
WHAT IS MRSA?
THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION INCLUDES TUBERCULOSIS AND REQUIRES SPECIAL VENTILATION.
WHAT IS AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION?
THIS PROCESS DESTROYS ALL MICROORGANISMS INCLUDING SPORES.
THESE ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED DURING TURNOVER BUT ARE HIGH-TOUCH SURFACES NEAR THE STERILE FIELD.
WHAT ARE BED CONTROLS OR SIDE RAILS?
FAILURE TO FOLLOW IFUS CAN RESULT IN THIS MAJOR PATIENT SAFETY RISK.
WHAT IS INFECTION OR SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI)?
THIS TYPE OF AIRFLOW IS COMMONLY USED IN MODERN OPERATING ROOMS TO REDUCE AIRBORNE CONTAMINATES.
WHAT IS LAMINAR AIRFLOW?
THIS SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA CAN SURVIVE ON SURFACES FOR MONTHS AND CAUSES SEVERE DIARRHEA
WHAT IS CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE OR C-DIFF?
THIS OCCURS WHEN PATHOGENS ARE TRANSFERED FROM ONE SURFACE TO ANOTHER VIA AN INTERMEDIATE OBJECT.
WHAT IS INDIRECT TRANSMISSION?
THIS ORGANIZTION SETS STANDARDS LIKE ST79 FOR STERILIZATION PROACTICES?
WHAT IS AAMI?
THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT MOVES IN AND OUT OF THE STERILE FIELD AND CAN EASILY BECOME CONTAMINATED.
TRUE OR FALSE...
WEARING THE SAME MASK FROM CASE TO CASE WITHOUT CHANGING IT IS ACCEPTABLE.
WHAT IS FALSE?
THIS IS THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION IN THE OPERATING ROOM.
WHAT IS MOVEMENT AROUND THE ROOM AND TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE ROOM?
THIS FUNGUS CAN CAUSE INVASIVE INFECTIONS IN IMMUNOCOMPRIMISED PATIENTS AND MAY BE AIRBORNE.
WHAT IS ASPERGILLUS?
WHAT ARE THE "5 MOMENTS" ASSOCIATED WITH HAND HYGIENE?
WHAT IS
1. BEFORE TOUCHING A PATIENT
2. BEFORE CLEAN/ASEPTIC PROCEDURES
3. AFTER BODY FLUID EXPOSURE
4. AFTER TOUCHING A PATIENT
5. AFTER TOUCHING PATIENT SURROUNDINGS
THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED CONTACT TIME FOR DISINFECTANTS TO BE EFFECTIVE.
WHAT IS WET/CONTACT TIME PER MANUFACTURER IFU?
THIS INVISIBLE CONTAMINATION OCCURS WHEN YOU TOUCH YOUR MASK, THEN EQUIPMENT, THEN THE PATIENT.
WHAT IS CROSS-CONTAMINATION?
TRUE OR FALSE:
WEARING NON-STERILE GLOVES UNDERNEATH STERILE GLOVES DURING THE SURGICAL PREP HELPS TO PREVENT SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS.
WHAT IS FALSE?
THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY RANGE FOR THE OPERATING ROOM.
WHAT IS 68 - 75 DEGREES F AND 20%-60%?