Infection Prevention and Control Flashcards
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According to the WHO '5 Moments for Hand Hygiene', which is NOT one of the five moments?
Answer: Before putting on personal protective equipment
The 5 Moments are: before touching a patient, before clean/aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure, after touching a patient, after touching patient surroundings. PPE donning is not one of the five.
A patient has C. difficile infection. Which hand hygiene method is required and why?
Answer: Soap and water because alcohol does not destroy C. diff spores
C. diff produces spores resistant to alcohol. Thorough handwashing with soap and water is required to physically remove them.
A nurse is inserting a urinary catheter. Which aseptic technique should be used?
Answer: Surgical ANTT
Catheterisation involves a large key-part entering a sterile body cavity, requiring Surgical-ANTT with a sterile field and sterile gloves.
What is the recommended thermal disinfection temperature for automated washer-disinfectors?
Answer: 80 degrees C for 1 minute
NHS HTM 01-01 guidelines specify minimum 80 degrees C for 1 minute at the load.
A healthcare worker sustains a needlestick injury. What is the correct sequence of immediate actions?
Answer: Encourage bleeding, wash with soap and running water, report immediately, attend A&E/occupational health urgently
Encourage bleeding under running water, wash with soap (not antiseptic), report through the incident system, attend occupational health or A&E urgently.
Which waste bin is used for infectious clinical waste requiring incineration?
Answer: Yellow bin with yellow lid
Yellow bins with yellow lids are for clinical waste requiring incineration, including highly infectious, anatomical, and cytotoxic waste.