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Clinical Return #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Asepsis? | the absence of pathological (disease-producing) microorganism |
| Medical Asepsis, also known as clean technique | includes procedures for reducing the number of organisms. |
| Hand Hygiene, barrier techniques, and routine environmental cleaning are examples of | Medical Asepsis |
| Hand Hygiene includes | using an instant alcohol hand antiseptic before and after providing patient care. Washing hands with soap and water when they are visibly soiled. |
| The primary source of of infection in health care settings | Contaminated hands of health care workers |
| The Joint Commission ________ ___ Campaign informs patients and encourages them to ask if their nurses have cleaned their hands. | Speak Up Campaign |
| Use of water and soap to scrub a surface to remove soil. | cleaning |
| What is Disinfection | a process that eliminates many or all microorganism with the exception of bacterial spores from inanimate objects |
| What is Sterilization? | elimination of all microorganisms including spore forming. |
| Alcohol hand rubs do not kill | Spore forming bacteria |
| When should hands be washed? | when visibly soiled, before eating, after using the toilet. When exposed to spore forming bacteria. |
| Tier One Precautions | Standard Precautions |
| Tier Two Precautions | Transmission-Based Precautions for use with Specific Types of Patients. |
| Airborne Precautions Infections (droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns) | Measles, chickenpox, Tuberculosis |
| Airborne Precaution Barrier Protections | Private rooms, negative airflow, HEPA filtration, mask and respiratory protection, N95 respirator. |
| Droplet Precautions (being within 3 feet of patient) Infections | Diphtheria, rubella, streptococcal pharyngitis, scarlet fever, pneumonia, sepsis, |
| Droplet Precautions Barrier Protection | Private rooms, cohorting patients, mask, respirator. |
| Contact Precations (direct patient contact, environmental contact) Infections | C. Difficile, shigella, herpes, scabies, wound infections. |
| Contact Precautions Barrier Precautions | Private Rooms, cohort patients, gloves, gowns. |
| Protective Environment Precautions Conditions | Stem Cell Transplants, Neutropenic, |
| Protective Environment Precautions Barrier Protection | Private room, positive airflow, HEPA filter, mask worn by patient when out of room |
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