CLEAN ME UP SCOTTY
Hand Hygiene
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Infectious Insanity
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100

This product is used for wiping down equipment such as wheelchairs, vital sign equipment and surfaces.

What are Super Sani Cloth wipes (Purple top wipes)?


100

This is the number one way to prevent the spread of infections.

What is Hand Hygiene?

100

True or false:  Cold food items brought back to the Unit (Examples: milk, salad, cottage cheese, yogurt) should be placed in the refrigerator immediately until the patient is ready to consume it.   

True!   When meals are brought back to the unit, put the cold items in the refrigerator immediately if the patient is not ready to eat.  


100

Microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood and can cause disease in people.

What are Bloodborne Pathogens?


100

This item has more germs than a toilet seat.

What is your cell phone?

Researchers at the University of Arizona found that cellphones carry ten times more bacteria than a toilet seat. While many bacteria are harmless, some studies have found serious pathogens on cellphones like E-Coli, MRSA, and Strep. To avoid picking up bacteria, don't take your phone in the bathroom with you

200

This process may need to be done prior to disinfection when an item is visibly soiled.

What is cleaning?


200

Before touching a patient, before clean/aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after touching a patient, and after touching patient surroundings.

What are the 5 moments of Hand Hygiene?

    

200

 What is a simple, effective way to protect yourself against harmful diseases before you come in contact with them, using your body's natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections?

 What are Vaccinations?  Staying up to date with vaccinations help protect people from serious diseases. 


200

Practice safe handling, use of safe and effective needle alternatives when available, activate device's safety features, immediately dispose of contaminated needles in OSHA-compliant sharps containers.

What are ways to prevent sharps and needlestick injuries?


200

True or False:  Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette helps prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.  

What is True.

Covering coughs and sneezes and keeping hands clean can help prevent the spread of serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough, and COVID-19. Germs can be easily spread by: Coughing, sneezing, or talking.

300

The time the area or object must remain "wet" with disinfectant for it to be effective.

What is contact time?


300

The length of time the CDC recommends to wash your hands or apply hand sanitizer.

What is 20 seconds?


300

Place in hamper when removing from bed, do not place on floor, do not shake in the air, do not hold against your body.

What are guidelines for safe linen handling?


300

Simple procedure for staff or patient to reduce transmission when an infectious respiratory condition is suspected.

What is wearing a surgical mask?


300

True or False:  A sneeze only has droplets.

What is False.

Sneezing forces water, mucus, and air from your nose with an incredible force.

 

400

True or False:  Equipment designated for multi-patient use requires cleaning and sanitation according to specific recommendations between patient use.

What is True?


400

Preferred hand hygiene method when caring for a patient with known or infectious diarrhea.

What is washing hands with soap and water?

400

True or False:  Another way to think about standard precautions is "If it's wet, warm, and not yours, put a barrier (i.e. a mask, PPE) between you and it".

What is True?


400

This basic level of infection control treats ALL people's blood and body fluids as if it is infectious, whether or not it contains visible blood.

What is Standard Precautions?


400

True or False:  Items that may be placed in the biohazard bin in the soiled utility room include:  

Sharps containers when they are filled and sealed.

Blood-soaked items (example, dressing dripping with blood)

What is True!  These are the only items that should be placed in this bin.  Items are picked up and incinerated by a biohazard waste company. 

 

500

The disinfectant type used when C. diff is suspected or confirmed.

What is bleach based?


500

True or False:  When wearing gloves, one does not need to perform hand hygiene.  This is part of standard precautions.

What is FALSE.

Hand hygiene should always be done before and after wearing gloves.  


500

Stay home, call the call-off line, notify your supervisor.

What to do when you are sick.


500

At this hospital, this person is responsible for preventing and controlling infections?

What is all healthcare workers?


500

True or False:  The CDC updated isolation guidance for Noroviruses to include wearing a mask in areas that are heavily contaminated with vomitus or fecal matter.

What is True.