Infection Check Off

Hand Washing

15 seconds

Indications for Hand Washing

Before and after treating patient
touching inanimate objects contained by bloof or saliva
hands are visibly soiled
gloves are torn, cut, puncture

Microbes found on hand

Salmonella
Streptococcus Pyogenes
E.Coli

Contact Dermatitis

prevention:
Alcholol based hand cleaner
cream

Gloves

When touching blood, bodily fluids, secretions, etc
disinfect immediately after taking them off

Sterile Gloves

Surgical procedures, invasive procedure (trach care)

Contact

Direct or indirect object (skin to skin) or contaminated intermediate object
Contact Isolation Room

contact

gloves and gown

contact diseases

MRSA, VRE, Scabies, C.Diff (c.diff - bleach)
disinfect stethoscope

Airborne

particles 5 microns or smaller

Airborne

N95 and glovesA

Airborne Disease

TB, Measles, Chicken pox, small pox

Negative Pressure Room

Pts wear surgical mask when leavin room
Anteroom between hallway and patient room (sucks air in)

Droplet

5 microns or greater

Droplet

Surgival mask and gloves

Droplet

Diptheria, influenza, Mumps, RSV

OPIM

Other potentinally infectious materials

OPIM EX

Blood-soaked gauze, bloody gauze (BIOHAZARD)
Semen
plerual fluid

OPIM

Sharms (sharps container)