Isolation IQ
What are the different levels of isolation precautions we utilize? Name 5/8
Contact, Contact Plus, Droplet, Contact and Droplet, Airborne, Airborne and Contact, Neutropenic/High-Risk, and Enhanced Precautions,
Which nurse became famous for improving sanitation and reducing deaths among soldiers during the Crimean War?
Florence Nightingale
Flu shots are now available as the traditional flu season runs from October through May, when does activity peak?
Between December and February
What is the difference between a midline and a central line?
A midline catheter stays in the peripheral blood vessels of the upper arm with its tip ending just below the shoulder, while a central line (or CVC/PICC) reaches deep into the central circulation near the heart.
What are the 5 moments of hand hygiene?
Before touching a patient
Before clean/aseptic procedure
After body fluid exposure risk
After touching a patient
After touching patient surroundings
What is the required PPE for staff seeing a patient on Enhanced Precautions?
Gowns, Gloves, N95 Mask, and a Face Shield
Which physician linked childbed fever to contaminated hands and advocated handwashing with chlorinated lime solutions in the 1840s?
Ignaz Semmelweis
Which highly contagious viral disease prompted renewed U.S. outbreak concern in 2026, with more than 4,000 cases reported nationally by mid-October?
Measles
What are the elements for a compliant indwelling urinary catheter (Foley)? Name 4/8
Appropriate indication
Stat lock in place
Red Seal is intact
Bag is position off the floor but below the bladder
Tubing is free of kinks/dependent loops
Bag is less than 3/4 full
Evidence of daily pericare
catheter is not soiled
What is the difference between Contact and Contact Plus precautions?
Contact Plus precautions require orange/bleach wipes and soap and water hand hygiene
Contact precautions can use purple wipes and alcohol-based hand sanitizer
What are the two most common microorganisms that will warrant Contact Plus precautions?
C. diff (Clostridium difficile) AND C. auris (Candidozyma auris)
Which British surgeon championed antiseptic surgery using carbolic acid, building on germ theory?
Joseph Lister
Florida is currently experiencing its largest locally acquired outbreak in decades of this disease.
Dengue fever, through the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
What are the elements for a compliant PICC line that is currently infusing medication (Not TPN)? Name 4/7
Appropriate indication
Dressing is clean, dry, and intact
Line is secured
Dressing dated within 7 days (within 48 hours if gauze is present)
Biopatch applied correctly
IV tubing is dated (and in date)
Evidence of CHG treatment within last 24 hours
How would you clean a glucometer with an orange vs purple wipe?
Using one wipe, thoroughly clean the surface of the meter to remove all visible body fluids and/or debris
Using a second wipe, disinfect by wiping all sides 3 times, gently wipe the surface area of the test strip port ensuring no fluid enters
Keep visibly wet for 2 minutes if using purple wipes and 4 minutes if using orange wipes
Everyone knows a patient with MRSA in the nares as their only microorganism will be on Contact isolation precautions, but how are these precautions discontinued?
Mupirocin treatment is completed AND 2 negative nares culture tests at least 24 hours apart
Which French scientist's work helped establish germ theory and contributed to major advances in vaccination and microbiology?
Louis Pasteur
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports on U.S. and International Outbreaks, what organism was identified in September of this year linked to Graziers raw milk cheeses sold by Sierra Nevada Cheese Company?
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
After inserting an IUC what piece of physical documentation is Infection Prevention going to ask you about?
The 2 Person PCARE Checklist
A Contact Precautions room has no gowns or gloves available at the point of care. What should happen?
Restock the supplies promptly and notify the appropriate staff so required precautions can be followed.
What would the required isolation precautions be for a patient with dengue fever, botulism, gonorrhea, and bed bugs?
Contact (All are Standard Precautions EXCEPT for the dreaded Bed Bugs)
Which physician traced a London cholera outbreak to a contaminated water pump in 1854, helping establish the importance of epidemiologic investigation?
John Snow
The most recent international outbreak recognized by the CDC has been identified in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, can you name that outbreak?
Ebola, caused by Bundibugyo virus
Name 5 medications that are preferably administered through a central line in adult patients?
Multiple Accepted Answers
Examples include: Amiodarone, Calcium chlorida, Dextrose in Water, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Esmolol, Foscarnet, Hemin, Ganciclovir, Mannitol, Nicardipine, Norepinephrine, Phenylephrine, Phenytoin, Posaconazole, Promethazine, Sodium phenylacetate/sodium benzoate, dilutions of concentrated potassium salts, TPN/CPN, Vancomycin, Vasopressin
What are risk factors for C. difficile and what criteria must be met for testing?
Risk factors: Antibiotic exposure, advanced age, long-term healthcare stays, gastric acid suppression, immunocompromised state, GI conditions or surgery
Criteria for testing:
Stool consistency to Bristol Chart Type 6 or 7
Specimen being collected on Hospital day 1, 2, or 3 (admit date = hospital day 1)
Clinically significant diarrhea (at least 3 loose stools in 24 hours or 600mL/24 hours output in rectal tube)
Patient has ONE or more of: Temp>38.0, WBC>12, Abd Pain, other s/s infection.
Pt does not have any other significant reasons for diarrhea
Pt has not received medications/procedures in the past 48 hours that would induce diarrhea