Infection Prevention
How long do you wash your hands?
What is 20 Seconds
Infection Prevention; Safety; HIPPA compliance and risk management is the responsibility of who?
Everyone!
Clean up broken glass or sharps by
What is mechanical means such as dust pan and broom or hemostats
Define corporate compliance
What is a hospital wide program to reduce the risk of misconduct or Doing what is right (ethical, responsible, accountability, following cod of conduct and standards of behavior)
Describe proper Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
Sneeze or Cough in elbow
If Sneeze or cough in mask and it becomes dampened the mask will need to be changed
Soap must be used with which organism?
What is C-Diff
Infection surveillance in our facilities includes
What is Handwashing; Proper Attire; Safe injection practices and safe handling sharps
Describe the proper closure of the red bag
Gather entire top of bag and twist multiple times tie one big knot.
Do not overfill
The acronym HIPPA stands for
Health Insurance Portability and Countability Act (1996)
Biohazard warning labels should be on
What is containers of regulated waste; refigerators or freezers contain blood or potentially infectious materials
Bloodborn pathogens enter from an infected person into
What is the bloodstream of another person
List the three employee responsibilities for PPE...
What is select appropriate PPE for task; Remove PPE before leaving work area and notifying supervisor if issues with getting PPE in your area
Sharps containers should be replaced when they are how full?
2/3 to 3/4 full or if noticing sharps sticking out top
Even one patient identifier is considered PHI and is protected under what act?
What is HIPPA
Prophylaxis Medications for HIV Exposure need to start within
What is 72 hours
Notify Employee health right away!
What PPE is used for Standard Precautions?
What is face shield, mask, gloves
The number one way to prevent HAIs is
What is performing handwashing
Safe Injection Practices include
What is single use products - needles and syringes; all rubber septum or vials disinfected with alcohol prior to entering them; labeling multi dose vial appropriately, dedicate Multidose vial to individual pt in pt care areas
List three examples of inappropriate use of PHI
Viewing or sharing medical information belonging to anyone but yourself. Discussing PHI in public location like elevator or cafeteria. Taking Pt information off site. Unattended work stations when pt chart pulled up. Informing others a person is in the hospital or had a procedure. Accidently giving a pt another pts discharge instructions or Rx
Corporate Compliance is monitored through
What is reimbursement and payments; PHI; Code of Conduct; Policies and Procedures; Regulation; Laws; Training requirements; Oversite monitoring
When staff have BBP exposure what three things should they do?
What is clean area, notify supervisor, notify employee health.
Examples of disease processes that could result in a BBP exposure
HIV, Hep B, Hep C
Multidose vials have these 3 items on the label
What is date opened; expiration date (28 days from opening) and initials of person first accessing vial
Workforce polices that are violated are subject to...
Disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment
Hep B can live on inanimate objects for
Up to 7 weeks even if there is no visible blood present