INFECTION CONTROL

• Applicable to all patients; Blood, Body Fluids except sweat

  Standard Precautions
• Elements of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Single most important way to prevent infection

  Handwashing
• Alcohol cannot be used for _____ organisms

  spore-forming
• Elements of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Most important variable in handwashing; rubbing hands

  Friction
• Elements of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Handwashing

  Minimum time is at least ____ seconds

  20 seconds
• Element of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  for splashes blood and body fluids except sweat to clothing

  Gown
• Element of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  Touch blood and body fluids except sweat

  Gloves
• Element of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  for splashes blood and body fluids except face

  Goggle and Mask
• Element of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  wearing / putting on PPE

  Donning
• Donning Order

  1. Gown
  2. Mask
  3. Goggles
  4. Gloves

  (GoMaGoGlov)
• Element of Universal / Standard Precautions

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  removing / putting off PPE

  Doffing
• Doffing Order

  1. Gloves
  2. Gown
  3. Goggles
  4. Mask

  Tip: Alphabetical Order
• For sharps, it is important to remember that we should NOT _____

  Recap
• Sharps:

  Dispose in ________ container (in patient‘s room)


  puncture-resistant
• Type of precaution for highly contagious patients

  Transmission-based precaution
• Type of transmission-based precaution wherein its mode of transmission is: Fecal-oral, skin-skin

  Contact Precautions
• Type of transmission-based precaution that is used in Hepa A, Typhoid fever, Herpes Zoster, C. Diff

  Contact Precautions
• Contact precautions is placed in what type of room?

  Isolation room
• Contact Precautions

  Dedicated equipments; NO _______

  Sharing
• Types of Asepsis

  Clean Technique

  Medical Asepsis
• Types of Asepsis

  Absence of only the pathogenic microorganisms

  Medical Asepsis
• Types of Asepsis

  During procedures such as eyes, GIT, vaginal procedures

  Medical Asepsis
• Types of Asepsis

  Sterile technique

  Surgical Asepsis
• Types of Asepsis

  Absence of ALL microorganisms

  Surgical Asepsis
• Types of Asepsis

  Performed on almost all invasive procedures

  Surgical Asepsis