Occupational Health
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
What is OSHA?
This process ensures a chemical remains wet on a surface for a specific amount of time per manufacturer recommendations in order to kill an organism.
What is dwell or kill time?
PPE required for contact precautions.
What are gowns and gloves?
Precautions used for patients who are infected or thought to be infected with pathogens that can be spread by direct or indirect contact.
What is Contact Precautions?
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of germs.
What is Hand Hygiene?
Waste - that is contaminated with infected body fluids should be disposed here.
What is a biohazard container?
This provides you with information about the chemical make up of a product, as well as its health hazards and the required PPE & can be found on the HGH public drive.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) sheet?
PPE required for Droplet precautions.
What are mask and eye protection?
Precautions used for patients who are infected with pathogens that are expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, laughing.
What are droplet precautions?
Three times healthcare providers should always wash their hands.
What is before every patient contact, after every patient contact and after using the restroom?
The proper disposal of needles is safely kept in this.
What is a Sharps Container?
Doorknobs, light switches, bed rails, call lights, registration counters.
What are high touch surfaces?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - name 2
What is: Gowns, mask, gloves, face shield, goggles?
Precautions used for patients who are known or thought to be infected with pathogens that are transmitted through the air.
What is airborne precautions?
You should use this type of hand hygiene when hands are visibly soiled or after caring for a patient with diarrhea.
What is soap and water?
Assess the workplace for hazards, Provide PPE, determine when to use, Provide PPE training and instructions for proper use.
What are HGH employer responsibilities?
This is the one object that should never be in clean storage.
What is corrugated cardboard?
If a patient is in airborne precautions, this type of specialty mask must be worn.
What is an N95 or respirator mask or PAPR?
the fundamental infection control practices that healthcare workers should always implement for all patients, regardless of their infection status.
What are Standard Precautions?
The timeframe that is acceptable for washing hands.
What is 20 seconds?
The first 3 steps after a blood borne pathogen (BBP) exposure (i.e. needlestick) occurs.
What is Wash/disinfect the effected area, notify supervisor and complete red binder?
These three processes are used to reduce the risk of infection and contamination: to remove dirt and debris; kills most organisms; eliminates all living microorganisms.
what is cleaning, disinfection and sterilization?
Use of appropriate PPE, adherence to HGH training and policy compliance, as well as cleaning and disinfecting after each use.
What are employee responsibilities?
Precautions used when patients already have confirmed or suspected infections.
What are *Transmission Based Precautions?
This organism requires the use of soap and water for hands.
What is C. Diff?