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What is wash your hands. Hand hygiene
You should do this before beginning work, after using the bathroom, after you sneeze, cough or wipe your nose, before and after wearing gloves, handling trash, before going home for the day
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What is a bloodbourne pathogen. - HBV, HCV, HIV
A bloodbourne disease that can be spread by contamination by blood.
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What is Airborne Precautions?
Microorganisms are transmitted by small particles that can remain in the air and can float by air, dust, or moisture.
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What is a dehydration?
When a person has too much loss of water from the body, they are said to be in this state?
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What is OSHA? - Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
This is a government group that sets standards and guidelines to avoid contracting infectious disease
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What is ALL (6)? Only need to break it one time no infection - hand hygiene
The number of links needed in the chain of infection, for an infection to spread?
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What is inhalation, ingestion, eye or skin contact, puncture or needle sticks. - What do you do immediately
Name two routes of exposure for bloodbourne pathogens. (Four possible answers)
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What is contact precaution?
This precaution requires the nursing assistant to don a gown and gloves before entering a resident's room.
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What is infection? - All residents decreased immune system
The elderly are at an increased risk for this, especially when in a healthcare institution?
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What is gloves - always remove and completed hand hygiene
What should we never wear in the hallway - unable to tell if clean or dirty?
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What is at least 20 seconds.
The length of time you should wash your hands throughout the day.
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What is follow universal precautions, frequent hand washing, PPE (personal protective equipment).
Name three ways to protect yourself from bloodbourne pathogens.
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What is Droplet Precaution? - Flu season upon us. Flu shots available during all the annual in-services
A resident is diagnosed with the flu, s/he is placed on this transmission-based precaution.
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What is night sweats, coughing up blood, weight loss, fever, chest pain. - Upon admission residents and staff received 2-step mantoux
What are two symptoms of TB?
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What is "CDC", Centers for Disease Control & Prevention?
This is a government group that sets standards and guidelines to avoid contracting infectious disease?
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What is HANDWASHING!
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
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What is gloves, masks, gowns, & goggles/shields.
Name four types of personal protective equipment.
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What is the isolation cart? This is new
When a fire alarm rings - what needs to be moved to an alcove or the clean utility?
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What is a catheter (urinary)? Always keep below the level of the bladder, no kinking, complete daily catheter cares.
An elderly person having problem with urinary elimination is at an even greater risk of infection when this tubing is used?
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What is gloves?
The nursing assistant is doing oral care on her resident. S/he is wearing this personal protective equipment (PPE)?
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What is a HAI-Healthcare Associated Infection (also known as, nosocomial)?
An infection associated with healthcare delivery in any setting (e.g. hospitals, long-term care, home care, or ambulatory)
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What is all blood and body fluids are treated as if they were infected with a disease. Used with EVERY RESIDENT, EVERY TIME!
Define Standard Precautions.
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What is terminal room cleaning? 1. Cleaned before removing the isolation cart from in front of he resident's room. 2. Complete within 24 hours 3. Complete all the items of cleaning on the form 4. Once all cleaning is completed - disinfect isolation cart and individual equipment.
When a resident is removed from isolation what must be done to the room?
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What is a pressure ulcer? Prevent the start of a pressure ulcer - if develop prevent any infection from developing.
Limited mobility and thinning of the skin, causes this problem related to the intactness of the skin. Hint: It is the reason why a nurse may change a resident's position at least every 2 hours.
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What is C. difficile (C. diff, Clostridium difficile)? Always wash with soap and water any diarrhea, Norovirus.
Hand washing with soap and water after caring for a resident with this infection is very important?
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