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Week 1 Infection Control Flashcards

1
Q

what is an HAI

A

it is an infection that patients get while receiving treatment for medical and surgical conditions.

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2
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what are the 4 most common types of HAI

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central line associated bloodstream
catheter associated UTI
surgical site infections
ventilator associated pneumonia

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3
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what is key with HAI

A

prevention

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4
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what are the opportunities for hand washing

A 
patient contact 
any patient procedure 
wearing gloves 
equipment and enviro contact 
WASH HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER ALL OF THE ABOVE
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5
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how do you wash your hands

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  • thoroughly wet hands with warm water
  • apply soap and rub with friction for 15 seconds (cover all sections of hand)
  • rinse with warm water
  • avoid splashes and point hands down
  • dry with paper towel, then shut off facet.
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6
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what are the 3 situations in which you must wash your hands with soap and water

A

hands visibly dirty
after bathroom
leaving patient enviro with C DIFF

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7
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TF: alcohol based hand sanitizers kill C-Diff

A

false, must wash hands.

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8
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when can you use an alcohol hand rub

A

when your hands are not visibly soiled

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9
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how long do you use hand sanitizer

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15 seconds

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10
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what are the pieces of PPE

A 
gives 
gown 
mask 
glasses
face shields
shoe covers
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11
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what are standard precautions

A

all patient with all setting to avoid HAI, and protect you and the patient.

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12
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what are transmission precautions

A

contact, airborne, droplet

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13
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what are the standard precautions a combo of

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universal precautions and body substance precautions (meaning all fluids can be infectious)

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14
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what kinds of PPE is included in standard precautions, depending on exposure

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hand hygiene 
gloves
gowns 
face shields and masks 
eye protection
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15
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what are transmission precautions

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when the route of transmission is not covered by standard precautions IN ADDITION TO STANDARD, you use many depending on mode of transmission (droplet, air…)

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16
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what are contact precautions

A

prevent transmission of infection that are spread by contact with patient, equipment, belongings, or surfaces.

17
Q

when might you also use contact precautions

A

when you have environmental contamination from wound drainage, fecal incontinence, bodily discharge.

18
Q

how should rooms be if there is contact precautions

A

private rooms, or at least 3 feet separating between beds, no sharing.

19
Q

what is the most common mode of transmission

A

contact

20
Q

what is the PPE for contact precautions

A

gloves and gown and maybe shoe covers

21
Q

what do you do to enter a room with contact precautions

A

wash hands
don after you enter
doff before exiting
wash hands

22
Q

what things might require you to use contact precautions

A
  • MDRO (drug resistance) like MRSA and VRE
  • CRE
  • ebola
  • C diff
  • norovirus
  • RSV
  • rotovirus
  • shingles (herpes zoster)
  • scabies
23
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what is a droplet precaution

A

prevent the spread of infectious agents by close mucous or respiratory membrane contact. like coughing or sneezing or talking.

24
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how should rooms be with droplet precautions

A

private, or 3 feet minimum with curtain drawn

25
Q

TF: you must have a mask on the patient and provider when your droplet precaution patient leaves the room

A

true (put on when entering, and off when exiting)

26
Q

common infections with droplet precautions

A 
ebola, 
whopping cough (pertussis)
influenze
rhinovirus 
pneumonia (adenovirus)
Strep 
Rubella
27
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what are airborne precautions

A

disease is infectious over long distances.

28
Q

what kind of room does airborne precautions need

A

AIIR or airborne infection isolation room which has a negative pressure relative to surrounding areas. with an ante room so air is always sucked into the room

29
Q

TF: if not possible for a AIIR room, we cannot take airborne precaution patient

A

false, just keep door shut and wait to transfer

30
Q

what PPE do you need for airborne

A

N95 (fitted) that is donned in the ante room and doffed in ante room when patient door is closed.

31
Q

what infections need airborne precautions

A

TB
measles
chicken pox
small pox

32
Q

what is the SDS

A

the safety data sheets that have all chemicals and substances listed in it. formerly know as material safety date sheet (MSDS)

33
Q

what kind of info is in an SDS

A

product, manufacturer, ingredients, first aide, handling storage and protection.

34
Q

TF: always recap a sharp

A

false

35
Q

TF: always do blind bed sweeps

A

false

36
Q

TF: do not apply cosmetics, lip balm, eat or drink around a patient

A

true

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