Week 1 Flashcards
Factors That Affect Patient Interactions
Language barrier • Amount of information provided • Patient’s healthcare literacy • Mentally handicapping conditions • Clarity of message • Level of interest displayed • Tone of voice • Patient’s perspective
AIDET
acknowledge, introduce, duration, explanation, thank you
soap and water
• When hands are visibly soiled • Exposure to blood or body fluids • After using restroom • Exiting C. Difficile patient room • Wet hands with water, apply soap, rub hands together vigorously for 15- 20 seconds
PPE
gowns, masks, gloves
hand sanitizer
• Must contain 60-95% alcohol • When your hand are NOT visibly soiled • Entering/exiting a patient’s room • Before and after touching a patient • Prior to donning clean/sterile gloves • Rub hand together, covering all surfaces, until hands feel dry: ~ 15-20 seconds
When a patient is known or suspected to
have serious illnesses caused by a multidrug resistant organism. Ex:
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriacea
(CRE), Extended spectrum betalactamases (ESBL), Vancomycin Resistant
Enterobacter (VRE)
contact precaution sign
When a patient is known or suspected to have serious illnesses caused by an enteric organism. Ex: Clostridium Difficile, norovirus, acute diarrhea with unknown cause
contact enteric precaution sign
For patients known or suspected to have serious
illnesses transmitted by airborne droplet.
Ex: Tuberculosis (TB), measles, varicella
(chickenpox),
airborne cautions
For patients known or suspected to have a serious illness transmitted by large particle droplets. Ex: influenza, bacterial Meningitis, adenovirus, pertussis
droplet precaution
when offing ppe, isolation gown should be taken off outside the patient’s room
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Which of the following situation is appropriate to practice hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand sanitizer instead of soap and water?
After shaking hands with a patient in the non-isolation room
