CNA 1 -B

Module B

Number one way to prevent the spread of infection?

Proper handwashing

What is indirect contact?

Contact with an object contaminated by an infected person

What is direct contact?

Contact with an infected person or their secretions

What is a susceptible host?

Uninfected person who can become sick

What is the order of chain in an infection?

1. Causative agent -Infection cause 2. Reservoir -Where the infection multiplies/grows (person) 3. Portal of exit -Where the infection leaves the host 4. Mode of transportation -Through direct and indirect contact and animals 5. Portal of entry -Where the infection gets in 6. Susceptible host -Someone who can get infected

How to break an infection chain?

Wash your hand and wear proper PPE

When is a sharps container full?

¾ full

What is the order for proper PPE?

Gown, gloves, mask, and goggles

HAI

Health Care-Associated Infection

Body fluids

Blood, saliva, tears, urine, stool, emesis (vomit)

Non-intact skin

Cuts, scratches, and sores (portal of exit & entry)

Mucus membranes

Linings of the body such as eyes, nose, mouth, and rectum

How to clean up spills?

Gloves, absorb, clean up, disinfect, and put up warning sign/cone

Airborne Precautions

Prevents from the spread of germs that travel though the air

Droplet Precautions

Prevents the spread of germs that travel through droplets in the air (talking, coughing, sneezing, etc.)

Contact Precautions

Prevents the spread of germs through direct and indirect contact

Three most common bloodborne infections?

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV

Localized infection

One body part with limited symptoms

Systemic Infection

Entire body part or system; through the bloodstream

MO

Microorganism

Medical asepsis

Measures used to reduce and prevent the spread of pathogens

OSHA

Federal agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job.

What is standard precautions?

Treating everything as if it were infected

Transmission-based precautions

Ways to stop the spread of infection by interrupting the mode of transmission

Don

To put on

Doff

To remove

Perineal care

Care of the genital and anal area

MDRO and types

Multidrug-resistant organisms; MRSA (METHICILLIN resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS) and VRE (VANCOMYCIN resistant ENTEROCOCCUS)