Huron Medical Center 2012 Annual Mandatory Review Infection - PDF document

December 2012 Huron Medical Center 2012 Annual Mandatory Review Infection Control/Employee Health Thank you for reading this information! Your participation in the Annual Mandatory Safety Education is important for your safety and the safety of others at HMC. Huron Medical Center has an Education Policy that gives us guidance when developing and updating this Publication. The Purpose of this policy and the Edu- cation Grid is to help us ensure you have the information and competency need- ed to perform your job functions safely and assure Huron Medical Center is com- pliant with regulatory requirements. Each department also has department specific education needs. Please re- view any departmental policies and procedures specific to your area for any top- ics covered in this newsletter. Thank you for your time and energy in completing the annual requirements! If you have any questions regarding anything that you have read, please refer them to your Manager. If they are unable to answer your question, they will help you find someone who can. DIRECTIONS: At the end of this section/module, please complete the quiz online with the corresponding topic. Results will be available to you at the conclusion of each quiz. Please review, and if needed, arrange to meet with your manager to discuss any questions you may have. Page 1

2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module Proper hand hygiene is necessary to decrease the risk of infection. It is con- sidered to be the single, most important IS IT OKAY TO USE HAND LOTION? procedure to prevent healthcare-related infections today. Huron Medical Center Hand lotion that is approved by the In- follows the CDC Category I recommen- fection Prevention Committee as com- dations; set forth by the following proce- patible for use with hand hygiene prod- dures: ucts and gloves will be provided. INDICATIONS FOR HANDWASHING Hand lotions should not be allowed to AND HAND ANTISEPSIS: be brought from home. Contaminated This module is our way of hand lotions have been implicated in helping you meet your annual When entering or leaving the patient outbreaks of diseases. safety training requirements. care environment. The safety of our employees, When hands are visibly dirty or con- patients and visitors is very WHEN SHOULD I USE ALCOHOL- taminated with blood or body fluids. important to all of us. Please BASED HAND RUBS? read this entire module, & Wash hands with either a non- complete the corresponding antimicrobial or antimicrobial soap quiz online. An alcohol-based hand rub is the pre- and water ferred method for hand hygiene in all Remember: If hands are not visibly soiled, use an situations, except for when your hands alcohol-based hand rub. are visibly dirty or contaminated. When Safety is Before direct patient contact and be- using an alcohol-based hand rub , ap- fore donning sterile gloves for proce- ply to the palm of one hand and rub to- everyone’s dures. gether; covering all surfaces of hands After contact with a patient’s intact or and fingers until dry. job! non-intact skin. When moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site. After removing glove WHAT ABOUT MY Before eating, and before and after FINGERNAILS? using the restroom. Keep your natural If exposed to suspected or proven fingernails short to Bacillus anthracis or Clostridium dif- about ¼ inch ficile. Do not wear artificial nails when having WHAT’S THE PROPER WAY TO direct contact with WASH MY HANDS? patients Turn on the water to a comfortable, The Infection Prevention (IP) policies warm temperature, and moisten are available on HMC’s Intranet in PolicyStat under the Infection Control hands with soap and water until they reach a heavy lather section. The IP Program is compre- Wash well under running water for hensive in that it addresses detec- We’re on the Web: tion, prevention, and control of infec- a minimum of 15 seconds Rinse hands well, dry with paper tions among patients and personnel. www.huronmedicalcenter.org towel, and immediately discard. Source: http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/ Turn off the running faucet with a clean paper towel and discard. Page 2

2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used when exposure to blood, body fluids, excretions, secretions (except sweat), mucous membranes, or non-intact skin is anticipated. The type of protective barrier(s) should be appropriate for the procedure being performed and the type of ex- posure anticipated. WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO PUT ON (DONNING PPE) PPE? GOWN Fully cover torso from neck to knees, arms to end of wrist, and wrap around the back Fasten in back at neck and waist MASK OR RESPIRATOR Secure ties or elastic band at middle of head and neck Fit flexible band to nose bridge Fit snug to face and below chin Fit-check respirator GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD Put over face and eyes and ad- just to fit GLOVES Extend to cover wrist of isolation gown SAFE WORK PRACTICES Keep hands away from face Limit surfaces touched Change PPE torn or heavily contaminated Perform hand hygiene Page 3

2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO TAKE OFF (DOFFING) PPE? Remove PPE at doorway before leaving patient room or in anteroom; remove respirator outside of room GLOVES Outside of gloves are contaminated! Grasp outside of glove with opposite gloved hand; peel off Hold removed glove in gloved hand Slide fingers of ungloved hand under re- maining glove at wrist GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD Outside of goggles or face shield are contaminated! To remove, handle by ―clean‖ head band or ear pieces Place in designated receptacle for repro- cessing or in waste container GOWN Gown front and sleeves are contaminat- ed! Unfasten neck, the waist ties Remove gown using a peeling motion; pull gown from each shoulder toward the same hand Gown will turn inside out Hold removed gown away from body, roll into a bundle and discard into waste or linen receptacle MASK OR RESPIRATOR Front of mask/respirator is contaminated – DO NOT TOUCH! Grasp bottom then top ties/elastics and remove Discard in waste container HAND HYGIENE Perform immediately after removing all PPE Page 4

2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module CDC Says “Take 3” Actions To Fight The Flu Flu is a serious contagious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death. CDC urges you to take the following actions to protect yourself and others from influenza (the flu): Take time to get a flu vaccine. CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine, to everyone 6 months of age and older, as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. Note-Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of serious flu illness, but are too young to be vaccinated. People who care for them should be vaccinated instead. Take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way. Try to avoid close contact with sick people. If you are sick with flu – like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them. If you get the flu, antiviral drugs can treat your illness. Antiviral drugs can make illness mild- er and shorten the time you are sick. They may also prevent serious flu complications. Page 5