| Healthcare Associated Infections | Standard & Transmission Based Precautions | Cleaning and Disinfection | Environment of Care | Pathogens |
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SWELLING, HEAT, REDNESS, TEMPERATURE
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN INFECTION?
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HAND HYGIENE
WHAT IS THE #1 WAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTION?
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NC-RMD GRID:
(1) POSTED ON THE UNITS, EXAM ROOMS, SOILED UTILITY ROOMS (2) FOUND ON THE IPC SHAREPOINT/IPC HANDBOOK (3) FOUND ON THE SPS SHAREPOINT
WHEN IN DOUBT ABOUT CLEANING, WHERE SHOULD YOU LOOK?
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A SURVEY OF THE SURROUNDINGS THE PATIENT IS EXPOSED TO
WHAT ARE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE (EOC) ROUNDS?
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YES
CAN YOU GET INFLUENZA OUTSIDE OF FLU SEASON?
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COLONIZATION: PATIENT IS NOT ILL BUT PATHOGEN PRESENT
INFECTION: PATIENT IS ILL AND HAS ACTIVE INFECTION
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLONIZATION AND INFECTION?
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EVERYONE AND ANYTIME BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS MAY BE PRESENT WHEN PROVIDING CARE
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS APPLY TO WHO? AND WHEN?
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THE TIME THE DISINFECTANT NEEDS TO HAVE IN CONTACT WITH THE PATHOGEN TO KILL IT.
WHAT IS CONTACT / WET / KILL TIME?
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PREVENTION OF SAFETY AND INFECTIOUS RISKS
STATE THE PURPOSE OF EOC ROUNDS
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C. DIFF
NAME THE SPORE FORMING PATHOGEN WE OFTEN SEE THAT CAUSES HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS.
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YES...NAME 2 PATHOGENS
CAN PATHOGENS SURVIVE ON SURFACES AND STILL CAUSE INFECTIONS?
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TB, DISSEMINATED SHINGLES, COVID-19 (AGP), MEASLES, CHICKEN-POX
NAME A DISEASE THAT REQUIRES A NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM.
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BLEACH WIPES
BONUS TIP - NOT ALL CLOROX DISINFECTANT WIPES CONTAIN BLEACH
WHAT DISINFECTANT IS USED ON C. DIFF?
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CEILING TILES, DUST, EXPIRED SUPPLIES, IMPROPER STORAGE, PPE COMPLIANCE
NAME 2 OF THE MOST COMMON FINDINGS IN EOC ROUNDS.
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NO
CAN PEOPLE WITH LATENT TB SPREAD THE DISEASE?
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C. DIFF
ANTIBIOTICS CAN CAUSE THIS GERM TO GROW OUT OF CONTROL.
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HAND HYGIENE WITH SOAP AND WATER.
BLEACH DISINFECTANT USED ON ALL NC-RME & ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTACT AND CONTACT PLUS PRECAUTIONS?
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2 STEP PROCESS.
DESCRIBE THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AND DISINFECTING NON-CRITICAL MEDICAL DEVICES.
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EVERYONE!!
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EOC ROUNDS BELONG TO WHO?
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INHALATION OF WATER DROPLETS FROM CONTAMINATAED WATER SOURCES - IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS.
HOW IS LEGIONNELA CONTRACTED?
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(1) BEFORE TOUCHING PATIENT,
(2) BEFORE ASEPTIC PROCEDURE, (3) AFTER TOUCHING THE PATIENT, (4) AFTER TOUCHING THE ENVIRONMENT, (5) AFTER TOUCHING BODILY FLUIDs
WHAT ARE THE 5 MOMENTS FOR HAND HYGIENE?
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EIGHT!
(1) PPE, (2) HAND HYGIENE, (3) LINEN MANGEMENT, (4) SHARPS SAFETY, (5) RMD DISINFECTION, (6) RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE, (7) – TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS, (8) WASTE MANAGEMENT
HOW MANY ELEMENTS TO STANDARD PRECAUTIONS?
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NO. VARIOUS CHEMICAL COMPONENTS AND MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH MANUFACTURER IFU.
CAN YOU SUBSTITUTE ANY DISINFECTANT FOR ANOTHER? WHY OR WHY NOT?
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SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE A POTENTIAL EOC OR IPC RISK?
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CANDIDA AURIS
NAME THE YEAST THAT IS MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT THAT CAUSES INVASIVE INFECTIONS.
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