Lesson 3 (Part 1) Flashcards
Nosocomial infection
A hospital acquired disease
- didnt come in with the disease but left with something
What can a nosocomial infection lead to? (5)
- Increased length of stay
- Increased wait times
- Increased morbidity and mortality
- Increased number of antibiotic resistant organisms
- Decreased confidence in the healthcare system
Routine practices
They are infection control measures that are to be used with every patient during any/every type of care
What are routine practices inplace for?
Used to prevent and control the transmission of infections
What are examples of routine practices? (5)
- Screening
- Assessing the risk of infection before EVERY patient encounter
- Performing hand hygiene at the correct times
- Wearing appropriate PPE
- Environmental and administrative controls
What does screening involve?
Asking if the patient is sick or feeling unwell
What does assessing the risk infection involve? (5)
- After receiving the information from patient questions and decide what to do and how to prevent it
- What are you going to be exposed to
- Are any surfaces contaminated
- Know how their infection spreads
- What kind of care are you providing
- talking, touching, invasive
If a patient has no signs or symptoms of infection, routine practices do not need to be used. T/F?
False
PPE
Personal protective equipment
What do PPEs do?
Equipment that you wear to help prevent the transmission of infections agents between staff and patient
How is the choice of which PPE to use is decided?
Based on the risk assessment that is to be done before every patient interaction
What are examples of PPEs? (7)
- Gloves
- Gown
- Mask
- Eye goggles
- Face mask
- Respirator
- Booties
- for your feet
When are gloves used? (5)
Whenever there is a possibility of coming into contact with…
- Tissue, blood or body fluids
- Non-intact skin
- Mucous membranes
- Soiled equipment or surfaces
- Using cleaning chemicals
When are gowns used?
Used when you anticipate that your care activity may contaminate your clothing
What colour of gowns are there? (2)
- Yellow
2. Blue
What are the yellow gowns used for?
Everyday use
What are the blue gowns used for?
Chemotherapy
- less porous
When are masks and eye protection used?
Used when it is anticipated that your care activity may generate splashes or sprays of blood or body fluids
How far do droplets go?
2 meters
When must masks and eye protection be worn?
During high risk (aerosol generating) respiratory procedures regardless of whether or not the patient has symptoms of infection
What are examples of high respiratory procedures? (5)
- Use of bag-valve mask
- Endotracheal intubation
- Thoracostomy
- most likely for a sonographer - Bronchoscopy/endoscopy
- Tracheostomy suctioning/replacement
What are N95 masks?
They are masks that are specifically fit to the bone structure of your face
- have a tight seal that prevents any sort of droplets entering your respiratory system
When do you wear a N95 mask?
For airborne diseases
- eg) Sarrs
What kind of infections make up the majority of pandemic viruses?
Respiratory acute infections
