General Knowledge
The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
The three main routes of transmission for infectious agents.
What is contact, droplet, airborne?
HAI stands for this.
What is Healthcare-Associated Infection?
Joseph Lister pioneered this techniques during surgeries to prevent HAI’s.
What is aseptic technique?
Infections such as skin infections like boils, abscesses and cellulitis are most commonly associated with this organism.
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
PPE stands for this.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
This type of isolation is used for patient with infectious diarrhea and/ or vomiting.
What is contact precautions?
This type of infection is related to catheters inserted in the urinary tract.
What is CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection)?
Extra IPC care should be given to patients with these devices.
What is central lines and/ or catheters?
Alcohol-based hand rubs are not effective against spores of this pathogen.
What is Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)?
What are 3 main risks for patients acquiring infections while in the hospital (think people/ places).
What is Patients, staff, environment (will accept devices)?
Patients with tuberculosis require this type of room.
What is a negative pressure (airborne isolation) room?
A bloodstream infection related to a central line.
What is CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection)?
N95 respirator protects against what type of transmission.
What is airborne transmission?
This organisms is associated with respiratory illness that can cause a whooping noise after/ while coughing.
What is pertussis? (Bordetella pertussis)
True or False: You must have a positive lab result for a pathogen/ infection in order to place a patient on transmission based precautions.
What is False? These can be syndromic based (i.e/ signs and symptoms)
What metric is closely associated with an increase in probability of contracting an HAI.
What is Length of Hospital Stay?
Surgical patients are at risk for this type of HAI.
What is SSI (Surgical Site Infection)?
This concept refers to treating every patient as if they may be infectious.
What is Standard Precautions?
This virus may cause the disease shingles if reactivated later in life.
What is Varicella Zoster Virus?