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SIPCEP Flashcards

1
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What are healthcare associated infections

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Infections that may affect people when they are receiving healthcare in places such as hospitals, care homes, dental surgeries and in the person’s home

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2
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What are common HAIs

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Clostridium difficile

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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3
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What is the chain of infection

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Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
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4
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What is the infectious agent

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Microorganism capable of causing an infection

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5
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What is the reservoir

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Where the infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

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6
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What is the portal of exit

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Where the infectious agent leaves the reservoir

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What is the mode of transmission

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How infectious agents spread from one site to another

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What is the portal of entry

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How the infectious agent enters the body

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What is an antimicrobial

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Agent that kills microorganisms or prevents their growth

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10
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What is antibiotic resistance

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When microorganisms no longer respond to antibiotics that previously had been used to treat infection

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What are the 10 basic measures to the standard infection control precautions

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Patient placement/assessment for infection risk
Hand hygiene
Respiratory and cough hygiene
PPE
Safe management of care equipment
Safe management of the care environment
Safe management of linen
Safe management of blood and bodily fluid spillages
Safe disposal of waste (including sharps)
Occupational safety: prevention and exposure management

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12
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What does safe management of equipment consist of

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Maintain, clean and dispose of equipment correctly

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13
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Why is safe management of environmental care important

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A clean environment can help reduce the spread of infeciton

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14
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When should SICPs

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To be used by all staff, in all care settings, at all times, for all patients

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Why should SICPs be used for all patients and not just infected ones

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It is not always known if patients have infections or not when delivering care

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16
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What link does hand hygiene break in the chain of infection

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Mode of transmission

17
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What link does respiratory and cough hygiene break in the chain of infection

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Portal of exit

18
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What link does PPE break in the chain of infection

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Mode of transmission

Portal of entry

19
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What link does the management of care equipment break in the chain of infection

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Reservoir

Mode of transmission

20
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What link does the safe management of blood and body fluid spillages break in the chain of infection

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Portal of entry

21
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What link does the safe disposal of waste break in the chain of infection

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Portal of entry
Mode of transmission
Infectious agent

22
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Why is it important to carefully dispose of sharps correctly

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To avoid an accidental exposure to blood and body fluids

23
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What link does occupational safety break in the chain of infection

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Portal of entry

24
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What is respiratory and cough hygiene

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Sneezing/coughing into a disposable clean tissue or using your elbow/upper arm

25
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When should you use hand wipes onstead of hand hygiene

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When there is no available running water

26
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What should hand wipes be followed by

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Alcohol based hand rub

27
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What does hand hygiene entail

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Washing your hands with liquid soap and warm water

Applying an alcohol based rub

28
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Why is bar soap not used when delivering care

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It can become heavily contaminated with microorganisms, especially if it has been sitting in water

29
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What in the the dental clinic is at high risk of picking up microorganisms

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Dental lights

Chair armrests

30
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What is non-antimicrobial liquid soap

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Detergent which when used with good hand hygiene practices simply removes microorganisms easily picked up from the environment or visible soiling from your hands

31
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Which is more effective, non-antimicrobial soap or anti-bacterial hand rub

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Anti-bacterial hand rub

32
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Which microorganisms are not effected by anti-bacterial hand rub

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GI infections - clostridium difficile and norovirus

33
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In what circumstances must you wash your hands

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If your hands are visibly soiled or dirty
When dealing with someone who has clostridium difficile or other known GI infections
During any outbreaks of diarrhoea infections
If your hands feel sticky or gritty from frequently using alcohol based hand rubs

34
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Why is is so important to sort red or irritated skin

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Can carry large numbers of microorganisms which can spread to others

35
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In what times should you perform hand hygiene

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Before touching a patient
Before clean/a sceptic procedure
After body fluid exposure risk
After touching a patient
After touching patient surroundings
36
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When should you wash your hands in regards to PPE

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Before you put on PPE and after you remove and dispose of PPE

37
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What are the steps to body fluid spillage clean up

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Cordon off the spillage
Assess the type of spillage
Collect the correct equipment
Protect yourself
Disinfect and clean

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