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FLU and Immunizations
Transmission Precautions/PPE
Hand Hygiene
Super Bugs
General Infection Prevention
100
Who should be vaccinated against influenza?
Everyone aged 6 months and older.
100
True or False: Gloves are a substitute for hand hygiene and you do not need to decontaminate your hands after wearing gloves?
What is: False
100
This is the number one way to prevent the spread of nosocomial(hospital acquired) infections.
What is : HANDHYGIENE!!
100
What cleaning agent must be used if a patient has c. difficile? How do you clean your hands? what do you wear for PPE while caring for this patient?
What is : BLEACH (10%) or bleach wipes Always use soap and water to "wash" or remove the spores from your hands. PPE includes gloves and gowns
100
True or false: You need to disinfect the top of a medication vial after you pop the tab.
What is: TRUE! Medication vials always need to be disinfected with an alcohol wipe
200
True or False: Vomiting, diarrhea, nausea are the signs of flu
What is: FALSE-Flu is an infection in the lungs not the gut!
200
What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "Contact" Precautions?
What is: gown and gloves
200
The length of time you must lather your hands with soap
What is 15 seconds
200
This organism is resistant to many of the third generation cephalosporin and some of the new antibiotics such as imipenium. The patients chart would be marked as MDRO, and the patient placed on Contact Precautions.
What is: Carbapenium enterococcus is one of the newest multidrug resistant organisms.
200
True or False: Computer key boards and telephones have more germs on them than Public toilets
What is : TRUE
300
What is the cost of the influenza vaccine for employees?
Nothing, Nada, FREE!
300
Your patient is coughing but the diagnosis in unclear. What precautions does the patient need? What PPE must be worn to enter a patients room in "?" precautions:
What is : Droplet Precautions. A mask
300
True or False: Hand Sanitizer is: -effective only if applied and rubbed in thoroughly -Made with 60% or higher percent alcohol -Applied before and after patient contact , and each glove use
What is: True
300
What skin infection is suspected when a patient comes in and says "I got bit by a spider". What kind of precautions does your patient need? Who else might need to be contacted?
What is : MRSA Contact Precautions Infection Prevention, flag chart in Clinical Care Station
300
How many seconds so you need to "scrub the hub" before injecting into a Clave or MaxPlus cap? Part two- can you use the same alcohol prep pad on more than one port? Part three - what is the most important action involved with Scrubing the Hub?
10-15 seconds Always use a separate pad for each cap Friction
400
Can you get the flu from the flu shot?
NO!
400
Your patient presents with a fever, and a vesicular rash. what type of precautions would you put the patient on? What PPE would you need?
What is: Airborne; an N95 or a PAPR
400
True or False: I just came out of a c'diff patients room, I do not need to wash my hands. I only emptied trash and did not touch the patient
What is: FALSE- c'diff will be on EVERY object
400
While preparing to administer in injection, you stick yourself. What do you do now? After administering an injection to a patient, you stick yourself. What steps do you take now?
What are: wash the area thoroughly, notify supervisor, complete SQSS, check to see if your tetanus is up to date. What are: Wash thoroughly, notify supervisor, report to ED within two hours of exposure.
400
True or False: Recapping needles is prohibited
What is: TRUE. The only safe way to recap a non safety needle is with the one handed scoop technique
500
What are: signs and symptoms of the flu
Fever(usually high), headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, stomach symptoms
500
Your patient is admitted with a diagnosis of HIV. What precautions does the patient need?
What are " standard precautions"?
500
The correct way to wash your hands
What is: turn on the faucet, wet hands, apply soap, lather/scrub minimum 15 seconds, rinse hands, dry with paper towel, use paper towel to turn off faucet, use the paper towel to exit the room.
500
You have been vomiting and had explosive diarrhea due to the Norovirus. When can you return to work?
What is : 48 hours after you last vomit/have diarrhea
500
3 Common Blood Borne pathogens contracted from needle sticks.
What is : Hepatitis B, C and HIV