IPC Q&A session Flashcards
Name all the links in the chain of infection, in order
- Infectious agent
- Reservoir
- Portal of exit
- Mode of transmission
- Portal of entry
- Susceptible host
What is the role of the infectious agent in the chain of infection?
Microbe capable of causing infection
What is the role of the reservoir in the chain of infection?
where microbes grow
What is the role of the portal of exit in the chain of infection?
How microbe leaves reservoir
What is the role of the method of transmission in the spread of infection?
How the microbe spread from one site to another
What is the role of the portal of entry in the chain of infection?
how the microbe enters the body
Who can be the susceptible host in the chain of infection?
Anyone
What is the name of the action we can use to break the chain of infection?
SICPs
When should SICPs be undertaken?
All the time as recommended by guidelines
What are the 5 WHO moments of hand hygiene?
- Before touching a patient
- Before aseptic procedure
- After procedure or risk of body fluid exposure
- After touching a patient
- After touching patient surroundings
Name the 10 SICP’s
- Patient infection risk assessment
- Hand hygiene
- PPE
- Respiratory and cough hygiene
- Safe management of care environment
- Safe management of care equipment
- Safe management of linen
- Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages
- Safe disposal of waste
- Occupational health safety
Describe how to clean a blood spillage? 9
- hand hygiene and put on PPE
- Cordon off area
- Remove organic matter with paper towel
- Pour sodium hypochlorite or dichloroisocyanurate granules on area
- Leave for 3 minutes
- Remove with scoop
- Clean floor with water and detergent
- Dispose PPE and waste in healthcare waste
- Perform hand hygiene
What is the contact time for chlorine releasing agent?
3 minutes
What are the concentrations of chlorine releasing agents?
- 10,000 ppm
- 1,000 ppm
Give examples of waste disposed in the Orange stream
- PPE
- Gauze
- Cotton wool roll
Give examples of waste that goes in the black stream?
- non-confidential paper
- Glove boxes
- Hand hygiene paper towel
Give examples of waste that goes in the red stream?
- Amalgam
Give examples of waste that goes in the orange lid yellow box?
- Sharps not containing drugs
- Empty LA cartridges
Give examples of waste that goes in the blue lid and yellow box?
- Sharps with drugs
- Non empty LA cartridges
When should the temporary closure mechanism be used? How is it engaged?
- When transferring bon from one place to another
- When bin is not in use by a single click
Give three people responsible for carrying out a risk assessment following a sharps injury?
- Named nurse
- Clinical supervisor
- Clinician
What actions should be taken if you recieve a sharps injury while you are treating a patient?
- inform patient about the injury if it occurred
- Make the sharp safe
- Perform first aid
- Notify supervising clinician
- Risk assessment carries out
- Contact occupational health
- Consent patient for bloods
- Fill paperwork
- DATIX carried out
What is the first aid for a sharp injury (in the finger for example)?
- Encourage bleeding
- Wash injured area
- Dress with waterproof plaster or dressing
What would you do if your patient refuses to consent for bloods being taken?
- Do not pressure patient and accept
- Contact occupational health
