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Isolations
PPE
Principles of Cleaning
Hand Hygiene
EVS Toolbox
100

This isolation requires you to wear a gown in addition to gloves when performing EVS activities in a room

What is Contact

100

You should be wearing this PPE when observing "Standard Precautions"

What are Gloves

100

When disinfecting surfaces, chemicals need to remain wet on a surface to effectively kill microorganisms. This term is called.

What is Contact Time or Dwell Time

100
Hand Washing should take at least this long.
What is 15 seconds
100
These types of equipment can be used as an extra layer of cleaning and uses line of sight disinfection.
What are UVC Lights
200

When a patient has this type of isolation, they are placed in a negative pressure room. 

What is Airborne TB, Chickenpox, Disseminated Zoster (Rare form of shingles) 

Blue isolation sign 

N-95

200

PPE is the abbreviation for this.

What is Personal Protective Equiptment

200

When cleaning specialty areas like OR's, Specialty Procedure Rooms and Pharmacy Compounding Rooms, it's important that you complete this important document and have a manager review your work.

What is a Cleaning Log

200
This is the preferred method of hand hygiene when hands are not soiled.
What is hand degermer/rub
200
This chemical is the Hospital Approved Disinfectant, please include it's contact/dwell time.
What is OxyCide and 5 minute contact/dwell time
300

Hand washing is required after entering this type of isolation room because hand sanitizer/gel is ineffective at killing spores.

What is Contact Plus

Orange sign 

C-Diff

300

These are the terms used for putting on and taking off PPE.

What is Donning and Doffing

300

When cleaning, this basic principle should always be applied to avoid cross contamination. We should always clean from ______ to ______.

What is "We should always clean from CLEAN to DIRTY."


Bathroom last 

300
True or False? Gloves are an alternative to hand hygiene.
What is False! Why? Gloves are micro porous and microorganisms can lurk beneath gloves which is why hand hygiene is critical!
300
Annually, Kaiser required you to do this so you know what the right PPE is for you.
What is get Fit Tested.
400

You must wear surgical mask upon entering this type of isolation room. An N-95 mask is NOT required.

What is Droplet

Green sign 

Flu

400

This area of a Pharmacy requires special PPE, as well as dedicated equipment.

What are Pharmacy Compounding Rooms

400

This term is used to define cleaning that is typically performed at the end of the workday and is very detailed and includes cleaning of furniture, equipment, casters and walls.

What is Terminal Cleaning

400
These are the 3 types of Hand Hygiene methods.
What are hand rub, hand wash and surgical scrub
400
This tool is a way to "measure" the effectiveness of cleaning and is used to educate and improve your performance.
What is ATP or Glow Gel/Germ
500

As part of discharge cleaning for isolation rooms, we must "Change" this item out if they are visibly soiled or Candida Auris,  


If not sprayed with hydrogen peroxide spray 

What is Curtains

500

Surgical PPE consists of these items.

What are hospital issued scrubs, head covering, surgical mask and shoe covers.

500
Name 10 High Touch Surfaces in a Patient Room
NCAL: What are Door Knobs/Levers, Light switches, Soap/Degermer Dispensers, Sink top/Handles, Bedside/Tray Tables, Bed Rails, Telephone, Call Box, Commode, Shower Faucets, Pull Cords, Flush Handles, Toilet Sets, Toilet Hand Rails SCAL: What are Keyboard, Scanner, Mouse, Soap/Degermer Dispensers, PPE Cabinet, Door Knobs/Levers, Light Switches, Linen Hamper, Chair, Phone, Bedside/Tray Tables, Bed Rails, Call Box
500
Name 4 different occasions you should be hand washing instead of using hand rub/degermer.
What are... 1 - When hands are visibly soiled 2 - Before/after eating or drinking 3 - Before/after using the restroom 4 - After exiting a Contact Plus Isolation room
500
This specific area requires EVS to dedicate equipment, different approved disinfectants and use disposable cleaning supplies.
What are Pharmacy Compounding Rooms