Infection
List the 3 principal elements required for an infection to occur
What are:
1. A source or reservoir
2. A susceptible host
3. A method of transmission
This precaution type is the foundation for preventing transmission of infectious diseases in all patients across all health care settings
What are Standard precautions
Define MDRO
What is Multidrug-resistant organism
How is Norovirus spread
What is:
Direct contact with an infected individual, consuming food or fluids contaminated with norovirus and contact with norovirus contaminated objects or surfaces then eating, drinking or touching your mouth without hand hygiene
The most effective way to prevent blood borne pathogens exposure
What is Hazard Elimination
removes the threat of injury.
3 types of transmission-based precautions
What are:
Contact, droplet and airborne
This precaution type is designed to be used with patients that are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with highly transmissible or epidemiologically important pathogens for which additional precautions are needed to prevent transmission in the practice setting
What are Transmission-based precautions
Name 2 MDRO organisms
What are: Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA)
vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Acute viral respiratory illness characterized by high fever, cough, inflammation of nasal mucous membranes, conjunctivitis and Koplik Spots
What is Measels
What is the least effective way to control blood borne pathogen exposure?
What is PPE?
List 4 methods for preventing SSIs
What are:
sterile technique, environmental cleaning, surgical attire, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene, etc.
Person-to-person contact resulting in physical transfer of infectious microorganisms between an infected or colonized person and a susceptible host
What is Direct contact
This system has been shown to be a predictor of the relative probability that a wound infection will occur
What is Wound classification
A highly contagious viral disease, severely itchy rash on back, chest and face.
What is ChickenPox
What type of control is safer medical devices, such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems?
What are Engineering Controls?
Most common type of hospital-acquired infection
What is: catheter association urinary tract infection or CAUTI
Contact of a susceptible host with a contaminated object (i.e. instruments, hands).
What is Indirect contact
List 3 vaccines recommended for healthcare workers by the CDC
What are: Hep B, seasonal flu, tetanus, proof of MMR immunity, baseline TB
The most common form of disease although the bacterium can infect other parts of the body such as the brain, spine and kidneys: the most common is the lungs
What is Pulmonary TB
Employing the appropriate cleaning methods and products of contaminated surfaces and items; proper decontamination and sterilization of reusable medical equipment and safe handling of specimens.
What are work practice controls?
For patients on airborne precautions, where should intubation and extubation occur?
What is In negative airflow rooms; usually PACU or pre-op
List 3 methods for preventing blood-borne pathogen exposure
What are: PPE, garments, masks, eye protection, surgical caps and shoe coverings
Most effective way to prevent disease transmission and control infections in health settings
What is HAND HYGIENE!
What type of isolation is required for Disseminated Zoster
What is AIRBORNE and CONTACT
Administrative controls include?
What are the healthcare facility's plan.
*extra points for what that plan must contain: jobs with risk, tasks and procedures involved in these jobs, initial training of employees, Hep B vaccination, sharps injury procedure..