Infection Control and Safety Flashcards
What are Neutropenic Precautions and who are they used for?
Precautions:
- hand hygiene
- visitors should be free of illness,
- private room if possible,
- avoid sources of potential infection (crowds, raw fruit/vegetables, flowers/plants)
What PPE are donned for conditions spread via Contact modality?
Gloves and Gown
What PPE are donned for conditions spread via Droplet modality?
Gloves, Gown, Mask, Eye shield
What PPE are donned for conditions spread via Droplet modality?
Gloves, N95 mask
What is the order of donning PPE?
- Gown
- Mask
- Goggles
- Gloves
What is the order of doffing PPE?
- Gown
- Gloves
- Goggles
- Mask
What infection control action is most important when dealing with a patient with C. Diff
Hand washing with SOAP and WATER
What are 3 conditions that call for Airborne precautions?
- Measles
- Tuberculosis
- Varicella Zoster
What are some conditions that call for Contact precautions?
- skin infections (varicella zoster, cutaneous diphtheria, herpes simplex, impetigo, pediculosis, scabies)
- wound infection
- enteric infection: clostridium difficile
- eye infection: conjunctivitis
What actions do we employ for fall precautions?
- orient to room
- teach how/when to use call bell
- keep bed in lowest position
- raise 3 of 4 side rails
- lock wheels on all equipment
- keep floor dry and free of cords
- wear slip resistant footwear
- stay with pt during shower
What are our actions in case of fire?
RACE
- Rescue pmts in danger
- Activate alarm
- Contain fire (close windows/doors)
- Extinguish fire if small
What are Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC lines) used for?
- long term IV ABX
- chemotherapy treatment
- nutritional support/TPN
What are our 5 priorities in managing PICC lines?
- Monitor for infection, embolism, and occlusion
- Sterile dressing changes
- Have pt hold breath during tube change
- Have pt turn head away from PICC during PICC line use
- If air embolism suspected = Trendelenburg + L side lying
