Infection Prevention
Clothing or equipment that protects you from a hazard.
What is PPE (personal protective equipment)?
The single most important prevention activity that reduces transmission of infections
What is hand hygiene.
A process which renders an item sterile.
What is Sterilization?
PPE worn when patient is on contact precautions.
What are gloves and gown?
Seasonal required vaccine unless medical exemption present.
Influenza vaccine
The practice of coughing and into your elbow or a tissue to decrease the transmission of respiratory illnesses.
What is cough etiquette?
Length of time hand washing must be performed in order to be effective per the CDC.
What is 20 seconds?
Caring for a patient separately, usually in a single room, to reduce cross infection to, or from, the patient.
What is Isolation?
Type of mask worn when caring for a patient with Tuberculosis.
What is an N-95 mask?
Three people that a BBP exposure should be reported to.
Who is your manager, HR and Employee Health Nurse.
3 categories of transmission based precautions
What is:
Contact
Droplet
Airborne
Method of hand hygiene if hands are not visibly soiled.
What is alcohol-based hand rub?
The information regarding a specific chemical that should be reviewed before use of chemical.
What is Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
Location where PPE can be found. (name two)
What are utility rooms, patient care areas and facility entrances.
May include cuts, punctures, nicks and gashes caused by medical instruments or other sharp objects.
What are sharp injuries?
An infection that develops as a result of medical care and are preventable.
What is a Hospital Acquired Infection?
Prohibited from use if working directly with patients because they harbor bacteria and fungi and have been linked to infections and other untoward events in hospitalized patients.
What are artificial nails?
A micro-organism capable of producing disease?
What is a Pathogen?
Used during patient care activities likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions.
What is a face shield?
One of the leading causes of sharp injuries in healthcare.
What is improper handling of sharps?
Type of precautions that require the blood and body fluids of all patients to be treated as potentially infectious with blood borne pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis.
What are Standard Precautions?
When a patient has C. difficile, the method of cleaning your hands.
What is hand hygiene with soap and water. NO ABHS
Two or more epidemiology linked cases of infection caused by the same micro-organism in place or time.
What is an Outbreak?
5 types of PPE worn for protection.
What are: gloves, gown, face shield or mask, eye protection or goggles, respirator, mouthpiece, pocket mask, cap or shoe covers.
3 Common Blood Borne pathogens contracted from needle sticks
What is : Hepatitis B, C and HIV