Lesson 3 Flashcards
What is the best method to prevent the spread of diseases?
Hand washing
Florence Nightingale
Was a lady who identified that washing hands before surgery lead to a decrease in infection
Louis Pasteur
Was one of the first guys to create the first vaccination
How did Louis Pasteur make a vaccination?
By heating things up and down to kill of the microbes but without killing the actual thing
What broke out in nurseries when there was severe over crowding due to baby boomers?
Staph aureus
- rash
What did the failure of use of antibiotics lead to? (2)
- Alteration of nursing staff procedures
2. Implementation of strict laboratory routines
What did the Joint Commision of Accreditation of Hospitals require (1969)
That they have an organized Infection Control Committee in all hospitals
What did the Study of the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) validate?
The cost benefit of infection control programs
When is hand hygiene required? (9)
- Visibly soiled, wet, sticky or greasy hands
- After the washroom
- After public transport
- When you get home
- Before you eat
- After you eat
- After a cough/sneeze
- After blowing your nose
- In public spaces
- airplanes, school, work, etc
What is the preferred method of hand hygiene?
Alcohol based hand rub
What are the 3 exceptions to alcohol-based hand rubs?
- Visibly soiled, wet, sticky or greasy hands
- After the washroom
- Norovirus and C.Difficile are not killed by alcohol based products
- soap and water are the best for these cases
What are the 4 moments of hand hygiene in the healthcare practice?
- Before initial patient/environment contact
- Before an aseptic procedure
- After body fluid exposure risk
- After patient/environment contact
What is the down side of over using antibiotics?
Exposing everything to antibiotics leading to it being less effective
- allows more bacteria and infection to take place
What are some good habits to keep yourself and others healthy? (6)
- Routines
- Exercise
- Avoid touching face/mouth
- Sleep
- Fasting (in some cases)
- Hydrating
What are the top 6 dirtiest public surfaces?
- Gas pump handles (71%)
- Mailbox handles (68%)
- Escalator rails (43%)
- ATM buttons (41%)
- Parking meters (40%)
- Vending machine buttons (35%)
Where are the most frequent spots on your hands that get missed when washing hands? (4)
- Thumbs
- Fingernails
- Wrists
- In between fingers
How do you properly wash your hands? (7)
- Use soap and water and scrub for 20 sec
- Rub hands palm to palm and intertwine fingers
- repeat on other hand - Scrub your fingertips
- dont forget the thumbs - Scrub your wrists
- Keep your hands below your elbow
- Get paper towel to dry hands
- Use the paper towel to turn off water tap
How long should you rub for hands if you are using sanitizer?
15-20 secs
How long from start to finish, should it take you to wash your hands?
2 minuets
Why do you start at your wrist and work your way down when drying your hands?
The closer you are to the middle of your body the cleaner you are
- want to dry cleanest first and move away from the body
What part of your body is the most dirty?
The most distal part of your body
