Infection prevention and control

Question 1

Give a technique for infection control

Answer 1

-PPE
-Cleaning
-Effective hand washing
- good hygiene
-appropriate waste disposal

Question 2

importance of good hand washing and personal hygiene

Answer 2

-help prevent control of disease
- reduce risk of disease
- legal requirement

Question 3

List ways you can practice good personal hygiene

Answer 3

• wash hair + body regularly
• wear clean uniform
• clean your teeth
• cover mouth + nose when sneezing or coughing
• maintain short + clean nails

Question 4

What is infection prevention and control

Answer 4

A practical approach preventing patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections

Question 5

What does cleaning do?

Answer 5

Reduces presence of microorganisms on surfaces or instruments by removing visible materials to also minimises transfer of microorganisms

Question 6

What does disinfecting do?

Answer 6

Uses chemicals or heat to reduce non - visible pathogenic microorganisms by destroying the cell wall

Question 7

What does sterilisation do?

Answer 7

Completely eliminates all microorganisms

Question 8

What is decontamination?

Answer 8

The process of cleaning, disinfecting + sterilising

Question 9

What are types of cleaning procedures?

Answer 9

• mops
• vacuum cleaners
• cloth + floor scrubbers
• cleaning agents

Question 10

What things are applied during sterilisation?

Answer 10

• chemicals
• high pressure
• heat
• irradiation (high energy radiation)
• filtration

Question 11

What does anti microbial resistance mean?

Answer 11

ability of microorganisms to survive exposure to anti microbial agents (antibiotics)

Question 12

What is the impact of anti microbial resistance?

Answer 12

• reduced effectiveness of antibiotics as there overused
• new strains of microorganisms
• increase in super bugs

Question 13

How to reduce anti microbial resistance?

Answer 13

• programs to promote appropriate use of antibiotics
• awareness of overuse

Question 14

If you were walking down the corridor on the ward and came across blood on the floor what should you do?

Answer 14

-Put appropriate PPE on
- Disinfect + decontaminate the area
- Safely dispose of any cleaning materials used (mop heads)
- Put up a wet floor sign

Question 15

a patient has a suspected virus, none of the healthcare professionals have done anything about it , what should they have done