Infection Prevention and Control
1 million
2 million
10 million
20 million
They harbor bacteria
They are expensive
They may be damaged
They may be misplaced or stolen
10 seconds
15 seconds
1 minute
2 minutes
Double-cloth gowns
Blue Surgical Scrubs
Fluid-Resistant Gowns
Sterile Operating Room Gowns
Patients in high-risk categories may be infectious
Patients in diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious
Patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious disease
Patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not
Provide hepatitis B vaccine to employees at no cost
Observe standard precautions
Keep biohazards areas locked
Use engineering controls to prevent biohazard exposures
The FDA
The NFPA
The EPA
OSHA
Everyone entering the Central Service department
Only hospital employees
Only persons who will be spending more than 10 minutes in the Central Service work area
Only visitors such as sales reps, maintenance personnel, etc
Transmission devices
Fomites
Carriers
Framiseals
Wet-mopped daily
Wet-mopped weekly
Swept daily and wet-mopped weekly
Swept daily
Infection prevention
Infection control
Asepsis
HIA-control
The principles of asepsis
The basics of the bloodborne pathogen standard
The principles of infection prevention and control
The basics of environmental control
Red/orange
Orange/yellow
Orange/blue
Green/black
10 air exchanges per hour
15 air exchanges per hour
20 air exchanges per hour
No air exchanges because it is a biohazard area
Biohazard
Unrestricted
Semi-Restricted
Restricted
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