Infection Prevention Flashcards
True or False
Hygiene care should be done by clean to dirty.
True
Do not contaminate a clean area
When are the 5 times healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene?
Before touching patient
Before a procedure
After a procedure or body fluid exposure
After touching patient
After touching patient environment
How long should a surgical scrub take ?
3 minutes
When performing a surgical scrub what should you use?
Chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine soaps
Nails must be less than how many inches?
0.25
What goes in a biohazard waste?
Items contaminated with body fluids
What is the proper order for donning PPE?
Gown-Mask-Eyewear-Gloves
What is the proper order for doffing PPE?
Gloves- Hand hygiene- Eyewear- Gown-Mask
OR
Gown & gloves- Hand hygiene- Eyewear- Mask- Hand hygiene
Decreasing the number of microorganisms is called what type of asepsis?
Medical asepsis (clean technique)
What is sterilization?
Eradicates all microorganisms including spores
What is disinfection>
Clean so that almost all microorganisms are eradicated
How far away should the sterile field be set up from contaminated objects?
12-18 inches
True or False
Sterile objects below waist level are no longer sterile- including gloved hands
True
True or False
Sterile field must remain in a dry environment to remain sterile.
True
True or False
Wet packages are considered sterile
False; NOT sterile
How long after are solutions considered sterile after container is opened?
24 hours
After opening a sterile bottle, you must…
Write the date and time on it
When using a container that has already been open you have to…
Discard 1-2mL of liquid to clean rim, pour from that area
Infectious waste container is for what items?
Disposable garbage with dripping or flaking blood
