Module 3: Infection Prevention Flashcards
Transmission of communicable diseases
Airborne
Droplet
Contact
Vehicle
Vector-borne
Types of organisms that cause infection
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasites
Virulence
The ability of an organism to invade and create disease.
Also encompasses organisms ability to survive outside the living host.
Incubation period
The period between exposure and the first symptoms
Communicable period
The period in which a person can transmit the illness.
Routine practices components
Hand hygiene
PPE
Sharps safety
Patient accommodation and transport considerations
Routine equipment cleaning
Routine vehicle cleaning and disinfection.
Best practice for performing hand hygiene
Start and end of shift
Before and after pt contact
Before or after using PPE
Before invasive procedures
After cleaning/disinfecting
Before leaving the hospital
Before and after handling food
Before and after smoking
After personal body functions
Points for hand washing
Remove jewellery
Don’t wear artificial nails
Use warm water
Use adequate soap/sanitizer
Rub hands vigorously
Wash for at least 20 seconds
Rinse well with water
Don’t nail bite
Avoid contact with mucus membranes and conjunctiva
Circumstances for using submicron particulate masks
Febrile pt without known source
Coughing pt
Resp or droplet disease
Blood or body fluid splash likely
Aerosolizing procedure
Cleaning vehicle after known or suspected resp or droplet dx
Cleaning gross amounts of body fluids
Minimum childhood immunizations
DTP
H influenzae type B
Hep A&B
MMR
Meningococcus
Pneumococcus
Polio
Varicella
Critical equipment cleaning
Items that come in contact with mucus membranes.
Single use or use high level disinfectant (chemical sterilants)
Semi critical equipment cleaning
Items that come in contact with intact skin.
Stethoscope, BP cuff, etc.
clean with solutions that kill HBV (bleach 1:100 dilution)
Non critical equipment cleaning
Surfaces, floors, seats, etc.
Hospital grade cleaner or bleach and water mixture
Diseases requiring routine precautions
Cellulitis, epiglottitis, Hep a/b/c/d/f, HSV, mono, Lyme, WNV
Diseases requiring contact precautions
C. Diff, cold, croup, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, resp infection, influenza, MERS, pneumonia, SARS, necrotizing fasciitis
