Lesson 3

Question 1

What is the best method to prevent the spread of diseases?

Answer 1

Hand washing

Question 2

Florence Nightingale

Answer 2

Was a lady who identified that washing hands before surgery lead to a decrease in infection

Question 3

Louis Pasteur

Answer 3

Was one of the first guys to create the first vaccination

Question 4

How did Louis Pasteur make a vaccination?

Answer 4

By heating things up and down to kill of the microbes but without killing the actual thing

Question 5

What broke out in nurseries when there was severe over crowding due to baby boomers?

Answer 5

Staph aureus

- rash

Question 6

What did the failure of use of antibiotics lead to? (2)

Answer 6

1. Alteration of nursing staff procedures

2. Implementation of strict laboratory routines

Question 7

What did the Joint Commision of Accreditation of Hospitals require (1969)

Answer 7

That they have an organized Infection Control Committee in all hospitals

Question 8

What did the Study of the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) validate?

Answer 8

The cost benefit of infection control programs

Question 9

When is hand hygiene required? (9)

Answer 9

1. Visibly soiled, wet, sticky or greasy hands
2. After the washroom
3. After public transport
4. When you get home
5. Before you eat
6. After you eat
7. After a cough/sneeze
8. After blowing your nose
9. In public spaces
   - airplanes, school, work, etc

Question 10

What is the preferred method of hand hygiene?

Answer 10

Alcohol based hand rub

Question 11

What are the 3 exceptions to alcohol-based hand rubs?

Answer 11

1. Visibly soiled, wet, sticky or greasy hands
2. After the washroom
3. Norovirus and C.Difficile are not killed by alcohol based products

• soap and water are the best for these cases

Question 12

What are the 4 moments of hand hygiene in the healthcare practice?

Answer 12

1. Before initial patient/environment contact
2. Before an aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After patient/environment contact

Question 13

What is the down side of over using antibiotics?

Answer 13

Exposing everything to antibiotics leading to it being less effective
- allows more bacteria and infection to take place

Question 14

What are some good habits to keep yourself and others healthy? (6)

Answer 14

1. Routines
2. Exercise
3. Avoid touching face/mouth
4. Sleep
5. Fasting (in some cases)
6. Hydrating

Question 15

What are the top 6 dirtiest public surfaces?

Answer 15

1. Gas pump handles (71%)
2. Mailbox handles (68%)
3. Escalator rails (43%)
4. ATM buttons (41%)
5. Parking meters (40%)
6. Vending machine buttons (35%)

Question 16

Where are the most frequent spots on your hands that get missed when washing hands? (4)

Answer 16

1. Thumbs
2. Fingernails
3. Wrists
4. In between fingers

Question 17

How do you properly wash your hands? (7)

Answer 17

1. Use soap and water and scrub for 20 sec
2. Rub hands palm to palm and intertwine fingers
   - repeat on other hand
3. Scrub your fingertips
   - dont forget the thumbs
4. Scrub your wrists
5. Keep your hands below your elbow
6. Get paper towel to dry hands
7. Use the paper towel to turn off water tap

Question 18

How long should you rub for hands if you are using sanitizer?

Answer 18

15-20 secs

Question 19

How long from start to finish, should it take you to wash your hands?

Answer 19

2 minuets

Question 20

Why do you start at your wrist and work your way down when drying your hands?

Answer 20

The closer you are to the middle of your body the cleaner you are
- want to dry cleanest first and move away from the body

Question 21

What part of your body is the most dirty?

Answer 21

The most distal part of your body