HANDWASHING, DONNING & DOFFING Flashcards
Either with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand rub
Hand hygiene
easy, inexpensive, and effective means to prevent the spread of germs and keep everyone healthy
Hand hygiene
Procedure to reduce the number of microorganism on the skin of one’s hand
Hand hygiene
Performed with soap and water
Hand Washing
Performed with an alcohol-based preparation
Hand disinfection
Hand washing should take you about 2 minutes
No, 1 Minute
Simple and most important
Handwashing
When one’s hands are soiled, they should be washed with soap and water, given that soap facilitates eliminating soiling.
Handwashing
When one’s hand are contaminated but are not visibly soiled, the procedure of choice is disinfection using alcohol-based preparations, given that antiseptics eliminate a more significant number of microorganisms.
Hand disinfection
When hands are not visibly dirty, you can use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 80%
alcohol.
60%
Scrubbing your hands for at least 30 seconds is most effective.
20 seconds
Can quickly kill most types of germs on the hands but may not kill certain bacteria and viruses that cause diarrhea.
Alcohol-basedhandsanitizers
You should wash your hands after eating or after using the restroom.
before eating
You should wash you hands before and after preparing food
false* before, during, after
you should wash your hands before eating food
true
You should wash your hands before and after caring for a sick person
true
All healthcare workers involved in caring for
patients, independently of whatever the patients’
diagnoses may be should perform hand cleansing
true
All healthcare workers involved in caring for
patients, independently of whatever the patients’
diagnoses may be.
True
Protection from exposure to potentially infectious materials
PPE
Always perform hand hygiene immediately before donning and after removing PPE.
True
protection for eyes
goggles
protects your face, mouth, nose, and eyes
face shield
protection for hands
gloves
protection for your skin or clothes
laboratory gown
protection for your mouth and nose
mask
It is necessary to wear PPE in health care setting to prevent from exposure to potentially infectious materials.
true
PPE protects the health care personnel as well as other persons working in health care setting from having direct or indirect contact with infectious agents
true
Materials that have demonstrated blockage of
microorganisms using a recognized standard test method - Fluid Resistant Gown
False, Impermeable Gown
Apply to protective clothing tested against water as the liquid challenge - Impermeable Gown
False, Fluid-Resistant Gown
Term that applies collectively to items used to cover the nose and mouth
Mask
covers mouth and nose that is
intended for use in general patient care situations.
procedure mask
Colored portion of the mask is exposed:
Protecting yourself from infection
Composed of water repellent material.
Colored portion of the mask is exposed:
Protecting others from being infected because you might be infected and be a carrier of a disease.
White portion of the mask is exposed
Smooth and absorbent side.
White portion of the mask is exposed:
These are tight-fitting eye protection the completely covers the eyes, eye sockets, and facial area immediately surrounding the eyes and provide protection from impact, dust, and splashes.
Goggles
features an outstanding tensile strength, elasticity, and temperature resistance.
Natural (Latex) Rubber Gloves
Perform hand hygiene between steps if hands become contaminated and immediately after removing all PPE.
true
Gloves should not be too tight for your hands.
true
No skin should be exposed when wearing PPE because of the possibility of contact with
infected blood or body fluids.
true
Why is wearing goggles or face shield part of PPE in laboratory setting?
Wearing of face shield or mask is essential in
laboratory setting as part of PPE because it is needed anytime where there is potential for splattering of blood or body fluids. It prevents splatter from getting into the mouth or eyes and even prevent it from entering the skin.
Remove all PPE before exiting the patient room
Doffing
The procedure for putting on and removing PPE should be tailored to the specific type of PPE.
Donning
Wash hands or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer immediately after removing all PPE.
true
In what order should you remove PPE?
The procedure for doffing PPE should be tailored to the specific type of PPE. For laboratory PPE or health care setting gloves should be removed first followed by mask and hair cap and lastly laboratory gown. Avoid having contact with exposed part of the PPE while removing or doffing.
