Week 1 Infection Control

Question 1

What are the 5 moment of hand hygiene?

Answer 1

• Before touching a patient
• Before a procedure
• After a procedure or body fluid risk
• After touching patient After touching a patient’s surroundings

Question 2

What solutions can you use for hand hygeine?

Answer 2

Alcohol hand rub

Soap and water

Question 3

What is the natural defense against microbes?

Answer 3

Intact skin, if cuts and abrasions occur can be a potential source of infection

Question 4

What is PPE?

Answer 4

Barriers used for protection against infectious agents

• Gowns
• Mask
• Eyewear Gloves

Question 5

When and why do we wear gowns?

Answer 5

Close contact with patients/materials/equipment that could lead to contamination of skin or clothes.

Question 6

When and why do we wear masks?

Answer 6

To protect mucous membranes of nose and mouth. When potential for splashing, spattering or spraying of blood or body substances

Question 7

When and why do we wear eyewear?

Answer 7

Protects against penetrating injury, aerosols, splatter/ spray of blood and bloody substances

Question 8

When and why do we wear gloves?

Answer 8

Hand hygiene before and after Changes gloves between patients, if damaged Before touching computer

Question 9

What is infection control

Answer 9

Aims to prevent the transmission of infectious agents between patients, between dental staff and patients, to dental staff

Question 10

What does AHPRA stand for

Answer 10

Australian Healthcare Practitioners Registration Agency Dental practitioners need to ensure that the risk of the spread of infectious diseases is minimized or prevented, thereby enhancing public health and safety

Question 11

What is our duty of care?

Answer 11

All dental care team members must be compliant with workplace protocols

Question 12

How are infections transmitted?

Answer 12

• Source of infectious agent Pt, health care worker
• Mode of transport (contact, droplet, airborne)
• Susceptible host

Question 13

What are the modes of transmission?

Answer 13

• Contact - direct or indirect
• Droplet Airborne - occurs though coughing etc, droplets contact susceptible mucousal surfaces eg, eyes, nose mouth
• Airborne - aerosols created from breathing, talking - remains suspended in air

Question 14

What are standard precautions?

Answer 14

Approaches that apply to all patients of their infectious status and include:

• Hand hygiene
• PPE
• Safe disposal of sharps
• Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette