The term “hand hygiene” refers to the use of what?
- Alcohol based rubs (70% isopropanol or ethanol)
- Disinfectant soap and water
- Non antibacterial soap and water
The body substance not included in routine practice is what?
Sweat
A patient in contact precautions must be what?
Be cohorted or placed in a private room
If a patient requires “additional precautions”, it means what?
- Routine practices are followed in working on the patient
- Routine practices are not followed if only talking to the patient
- Posted isolation precautions (procedures) must always be followed
Routine practices are used for contact with what?
- Blood and moist body fluid except perspiration
- Mucous membranes
- Non intact skin
A significant exposure would be what?
- Skin is pierced by a contaminated needle or sharp object
- Blood or body fluid splashes on mucuous membrane or non intact skin
- Human bite
A positive pressure room is used when?
Used for patients in a protective environment rooms
A routine handwash in a health care facility includes all the following except
- Remove jewellery
- wet hands before applying soap
- Scrub with brush for 10-60 seconds
- Rinse with running water, dry with paper towel
- Scrub with brush for 10-60 seconds
Used needles should be disposed of how?
Activate safety device, then place in a “sharps” container
What routine practices should be followed by a health care worker providing care in the trauma unit on a patient with a chest wound which is spurting blood?
- Gloves
- Protective clothing
- Face shield
Proper use of gloves includes what?
- Hand hygiene before putting gloves on and after removing gloves
- Remove without touching the outer surfaces of the gloves with the bare hands
- Removal of rings that might cause a tear
The order for donning PPE is what?
- Hand hygiene
- Gown
- Mask
- Eye/face protection
- Gloves
When removing a tie mask, you should
Undo bottom ties first
A negative pressure room does what?
Prevents room air from entering the hallway
The most important procedure to prevent spread of infection in the healthcare setting is what?
Hand hygiene
If you receive a splash of patient saliva in your eye because you forgot your googles you would do what?
Wash eye with lots of water, follow significant exposure protocol
When using a gown what would you do?
- Gowns should be tied down the back
- Used gown should be folded with the outer surfaces in
If you received a small cut with a used instrument when you tripped, fell and broke your arm, you would do what?
- Perform any immediate first aid necessary for the arm
- Allow bleeding of the cut, then wash with soap and water
- Apply antiseptic and bandage if necessary, report
If you are only talking to a patient in an isolation room, you would need to do what?
Wear only whatever PPE is indicated on the isolation notification
When working with a patient in airborne precautions, you would be required to wear what?
N95 Respirator mask
Plain (non-antibacterial) soap is recommended for us in what?
Staff bathrooms
If you stuck yourself with a bloody needle you should do what?
- Allow the site to bleed
- Rinse and wash with disinfectant or soap
- Contact supervisor
Protective environment (reverse isolation) would be appropriate for all of the following except
- A patient with an antibiotic resistant infection
- Burn patient
- Immunodeficient (immunospressed) patient
- Kidney transplant patient
A patient with an antibiotic resistant infection
A health care worker who shows signs of contact dermatitis on the hands should do what?
Wear gloves made of vinyl
