I'm Going to Wash those Germs Right off of my Hands
Clean Me Up Scotty
Parasites by the Dashboard Light
Break the Chain
Food For Thought
100
The length of time the CDC recommends to wash your hands or apply hand sanitizer.
What is 20 seconds?
100
This process may need to be done prior to disinfection when an item is visibly soiled.
What is cleaning?
100
A parasitic insect that can be found on people's heads and bodies, spread most commonly by close person-person contact.
What are Lice?
- Pediculus humanus capitis (head louse),
- Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse, clothes louse), and
- Pthirus pubis (“crab” louse, pubic louse).
100
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.
100
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.
200
True or False: When wearing gloves, one does not need to perform hand hygiene. This is a part of Standard Precautions.
What is FALSE.
HAND HYGIENE should ALWAYS be done Before and After wearing gloves.
200
The time the area or object must remain "wet" with disinfectant for it to be effective.
What is Contact Time?
200
A mite that burrows under the skin resulting in a rash as severe itching, especially at night.
Scabies. Scabies is spread by prolonged skin-to-skin contact. More uncommonly spread by contact with items such as clothing, bedding or towels that have been used by a person with scabies. Treatments for scabies are available only by prescription.
200
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?
200
True or False: Items used by a patient (wheel chair, walker, oxygen concentrator) must be cleaned and sanitized when the patient is discharged.
What is True!
All durable medical equipment such as shower chairs, wheel chairs, walkers and oxygen concentrators must be cleaned and disinfected between patient use. When the item is cleaned place a sticker with the date and your initials, stating "cleaned".
300
Preferred hand hygiene method when caring for a patient with known or infectious diarrhea.
What is washing hands with soap and water?
300
The disinfectant type used when C. diff or Norovirus is suspected or confirmed.
What is bleach based?
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: 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 is the number one way to prevent the spread of infections.
What is Hand Hygiene?
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
Resource for finding up to date information when dealing with infectious diseases or parasites.
What is www.cdc.gov?
400
Stay home, call the call-off line, notify your supervisor.
What to do when you are sick.
400
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.
500
True or False: Items in the patient nutrition station refrigerator should be discarded after the designated expiration date on the item.
True! Always review the expiration or "best by" date on food prior to giving to a patient.