Hand Hygiene

Question 1

How long should you scrub your hands when hand washing ?

Answer 1

At least 20 seconds

Question 2

5 moment of hand hygiene

Answer 2

1. Before patient
2. Before procedure
3. After a procedure to bodies fluid exposure risk
4. After touching patient
5. After touching patient surrounding

Question 3

Difference between colonisation and infection

Answer 3

Colonisation: infectious agent is present without causing infection/disease

Infection: infectious agent has entered and multiplied inside body, may be symptomatic

Question 4

Six elements of the spread of infection

Answer 4

Infectious agent
A reservoir
Portal of exit
Means of transmission
Portal of entry
A susceptible person

Question 5

Standard precaution

Answer 5

• Hand hygiene
• PPE
• respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
• aseptic technique
• safe use and disposal of sharps
• routine environment cleaning
• reprocess reusable equipment
• waste management
• appropriate handling of linen

Question 6

Donning PPE

Answer 6

1. Hand hygiene
2. Put on gown
3. Put on mask
4. Put on protective eye wear
5. Perform hand hygiene then gloves

Question 7

Doffing PEE

Answer 7

1. Remove gloves + hand hygiene
2. Remove apron + hand hygiene
3. Remove eye protection + hand hygiene
4. Remove mask + hand hygiene

Question 8

Cleaning surface contaminated with blood or body fluids

Answer 8

Initial clean with neutral detergent and water
Then with disinfectant solution.

Question 9

Contact precautions

Answer 9

Suspected transmission via direct or indirect contact (shingles, infectious skin infections! Scabies and mites)

Question 10

Droplet precaution

Answer 10

Suspected transmission risk of infectious agent via respiratory droplet (parainfluenza, mumps, pertussis, meningococcal)

• single patient room
• surgical mask, gloves and protective eyewear

Question 11

Airborne precautions

Answer 11

Suspected Transmission of infectious agent via airborne (measles, chickenpox, tb)

• pt in negative pressure room
• fitted N95 mask