Hand Hygiene
PPE
Admission Screening
Cleaning and Disinfection
Not so fun facts
Additional Precautions
100
The most effective way to prevent health care associated infections
Hand Hygiene
100
PPE used with Contact Precautions
Gown and gloves
*PCRA
100
Patients get screened for risk for these organisms
MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
MDRO (Multi drug resistant organisms) including CPO (Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms) and Candida Auris
100
The people responsible for cleaning equipment
Everyone!
100
Length of time C-Diff can live on surfaces
140 days
100
Droplet Precautions room recommendation
Private
200
Use this method of hand hygiene when hands are visibly soiled
Soap and water
200
PPE used with Droplet Precautions
Gown, gloves, mask and eye protection
200
Patients admitted to hospital, residential care, correctional facility, shelter and/or received renal dialysis anywhere in or outside of Canada in the last 12 months need
MRSA swabs - groin and nares
200
People responsible for removal of additional precautions sign when patient is discharged
Environment services (Housekeeping)
200
Estimated number of health care associated infections in Canada each year
>220,000
200
Airborne Precautions room recommendation
Negative pressure
300
This is done before and after glove use
Hand hygiene
300
PPE used with Airborne Precautions
N-95 mask
*PCRA
300
Patients who visited India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Vietnam in the last 12 months need
MDRO swab - rectal
** important to get details of travel and return date as patient may need more than one swab
300
People responsible for cleaning portable suctions
End user
300
Length of time Staphylococcus aureus can live on surfaces
318 days
300
Contact Precautions are needed if a patient answers yes to what screening questions
MDRO
400
Use this method of hand hygiene when hands are not visibly soiled
ABHR (Alcohol Based Hand Rub)
400
PPE used with AGP (Aerosol-generating procedures)
N-95 mask, gown, gloves, and eye protection
400
Patients who had a health care encounter in another country, in the last 12 months need
MRDO swab - rectal
** important to get details of health care encounter and return date as patient may need more than one swab
400
People responsible for cleaning SCD machines
End user
400
Length of time COVID can lives on surfaces
2 days
400
Enhanced Contact Precautions includes this dedicated health care worker and this task daily
HCA or nurse
CHG wash
500
4 Moments of hand hygiene
500
PPE used with Contact Plus Precautions
Gown and gloves
*if patient vomiting add mask and eye protection
500
Patients who spent the night in hospital or received dialysis outside of Canada in the last 12 months need
MDRO swab (rectal) plus Candida Auris swab (axilla and groin)
MRSA swab - nares and groin
500
Where you find information about who cleans what and what cleans what
Equipment cleaning and disinfection manual - found on Pulse
500
Number of deaths related to health care associated infections in Canada each year
8,000
500
Contact Plus Precautions hand hygiene method
Soap and water