Infection Prevention Training v1

What is the purpose of infection prevention?

• To prevent our participants from getting sick

• To create a safe environment for everyone in the center

• To provide a sanitary environment throughout the center

• All of the above

Why is infection prevention important in adult day care facilities?

• Adult Day Care facilities are high-risk environments

• Messes are made during activities

• People eat lunch at the center

• Sometimes people come to the center sick

What are risk factors associated with the populations of adult day care facility?

• Age

• All answers

• Congregate Setting

• Lots of movement in/out

What are the three components of the chain of infection?

• Coughing, Germs, Coworkers

• Source, Mode of Transmission, Host

• Germs, High Touch Surfaces, Participants

• Participants, Mucus, Tables

Strong infection prevention practices takes effort from ___________.

• Everyone

• Participants

• Myself

• Coworkers

What is hand hygiene?

• The act of cleaning your hands

• Washing your hands with soap and water

• Using hand sanitizer

• Keeping your hands clear from debris

Why is hand hygiene important?

• To keep hands clean from debris

• To reduce the transmission of healthcare associated infections

• Hands are always dirty

• To make sure our hands always smell good

Which hand hygiene method is recommended for most clinical situations?

• Use of soap and water every third use of hand sanitizer

• Soap and Water

• Use of soap and water every fifth use of hand sanitizer

• Alcohol based hand sanitizer

What percent alcohol is the minimum needed in order for effective alcohol-based hand sanitizer?

• 70%

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

When should you use soap and water? (the exceptions to the hand sanitizer rule)

• when your hands are dirty, before interacting with food

• after the bathroom, after touching your face, before interacting with food, after cleaning

• after using chemicals, after doing bathroom activities, before interacting with food, when hands are dirty

• when hands are dirty, after activities, after medication time, after touching your face