COVID-19
This pathogen is responsible for COVID
What is SARS-CoV-2
The best strategy to prevent infection transmission
What is hand hygiene?
A serious unintended consequence of antibiotic overuse
What are multidrug resistant organisms?
When the influenza vaccine must be offered
What is October 1st through March 31st?
The online platform used for staff education
What is Relias?
Refers to a resident who has been exposed to a COVID+ roommate
What is a PUI?
Using PPE to protect both the resident and staff from infectious agents while providing care
What are standard precautions?
Surveillance criteria used to determine common healthcare associated infections
What is McGeer criteria?
Where in MatrixCare vaccine administrations and refusals should be documented
What is Preventive Health?
The minimum number of education hours CNAs are required to complete annually
What is 12?
The timeframe to resume testing in a resident who has had COVID
What is 30 days?
Should be done every time an N95 is donned
What is a seal check?
What is a time out?
All staff should be up to date with these three vaccines
What are COVID, influenza, and hepatitis B?
The ability to do something by applying knowledge and skill
What is competency?
This oral antiviral helps prevent serious illness in somebody infected with SARS-CoV-2
What is Paxlovid.
Use these precautions when somebody is at risk for acquiring an infection from an MDRO
What are Enhanced Barrier Precautions?
The presence of bacteria in urine collected from somebody with no symptoms of a UTI
What is asymptomatic bacteruria?
The ACIP now recommends these pneumonia vaccines in people over the age of 65
What are the PCV15 and PCV20 vaccines?
Three areas of content that must be covered before a new employee can start working with residents
What are resident rights, abuse/neglect, infection control, HIPAA, life safety/emergency management?
Refers to the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease in a population or geographic area
What is endemic?
Products used to disinfect equipment and surfaces in a C.diff room must include this
What is bleach? (or hydrogen peroxide)
The three main goals of an ASP
What is promote the appropriate use of antibiotics, minimize adverse events, and reduce the development of MDROs?
A 70 y/o admission who has had the following vaccines--COVID 8/10/22, influenza 3/28/22, and PCV13 11/3/20--should get this/these vaccine(s).
What are the COVID bivalent, influenza vaccine, and PPSV23?
Understanding a resident's life experiences, particularly those that are physically or emotionally harmful, in order to deliver safe, effective care
What is trauma informed care?