Infection Prevention & Control
True or False:
Using alcohol-based hand rubs, such as hand sanitizer to wash your hands is considered hand-hygiene
TRUE
How long should you wash your hands with soap and water?
20 seconds
CDC
True or False:
I need to make sure I care for patients in isolation a certain way
False
___means to put on PPE and ___means to take off PPE
Don and Doff
Pain, swelling, pus, drainage and heat are symptoms of what kind of infection?
Localized
This is used to separate substances in blood and other specimens through rapid spinning. What happens if it is used improperly?
Centrifuge
Broken collection tubes, exposure to biological hazards and insufficient specimens.
What devices are used for capillary punctures
Lancets
Name 2 major bloodborne pathogens
HIV and AIDS
Name 5 types of PPE
Gloves, Gown, Mask, Goggles, Face Shield
Give YOUR OWN example of direct contact and indirect contact.
Direct contact happens when you directly touch an infected person or their secretions. Indirect contact happens when touch an object that is contaminated by an infected person, such as a needle, dressing, tissue or linen.
Employers must have a _____ for every chemical used
Safety Data sheet
Name at least 5 different instances a phlebotomist should wash their hands
Answers vary
A phlebotomist recaps a needle and accidentally sticks herself. What should she do next?
Wash the area immediately for 15 mins, report the exposure and get immediate medical attention
These are microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in humans.
Bloodborne pathogens
Mental confusion can be an example of what type of infection
Systemic Infection
A phlebotomist forgot to properly don PPE before going into a patient's room who was on isolation for C.Diff. The phlebotomist washed his hands and donned gloves before and after drawing blood through venipuncture. Afterwards he gets called to collect blood from another patient down the hall. Again, he washes his hands and dons gloves to complete the blood draw. The patient was so grateful that the stick was painless and proficient and reached up to give the Phlebotomist a hug. The phlebotomist left the room with a huge smile, happy to have pleased the patient. A few days later that same patient began to have nausea and diarrhea and was later diagnosed with C.diff. What went wrong?
Hospital acquired infection caused by transmission due to lack of PPE
Give an example of transmission-based precaution and how to properly don PPE for that infection.
Answers vary
8:30am, 4:30pm, 10:00pm and 12am (midnight)
When are contact precautions used and what precautions need to be taken place?
When the patient is at risk of spreading an infection by direct contact with a person or object. The PBT needs to wear gown, gloves and wash hands.
Name 4 ways you as the Phlebotomist can help prevent the spread of infection?
Proper handwashing
Handling specimens correctly
Maintaining high standards of cleanliness
Proper PPE
Do not expose patients to illnesses
This agency makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job
OSHA
Describe 3 ways someone can become exposed to bloodborne pathogens
needlestick, mucous membrane contact, having nonintact skin
What are the four categories of hazards and give an example of each
Chemical-cleaning products
Biological-Bloodborne pathogens
Physical-exposure to excessive noise or radiation
Safety-safety hazards against fire, burns, tripping, slipping falling