Special Precautions - Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region

[Pages:3]Special Precautions

Acute Care

Clean Your Hands

ANTIMICROBIAL

Visitors Wear

Staff Wear

Follow Removal Sign When Leaving Room

? DOUBLE clean all equipment after use

? See staff for patient transport

REUSABLE ? DO NOT DISCARD

CEAC 1050 Order From: RQHR Infection Prevention & Control

Version: October 2011

9152-10 Medical Media Services-HS

Isolation Cart Checklist

Gloves

Latex or Nitrile

Small, Medium, Large

Isolation Gowns

Reusable or Disposable

Disposable Aprons

Masks

Procedure or Surgical

Eye/Face Protection

Disposable Safety Glasses

Goggles (optional), Full Face Shield (optional)

Disinfectant Wipes

SANI-CLOTH? PLUS or ACCEL TB Wipes?

Use Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (e.g. Accel TB Wipes?) for suspected Norovirus

Alcohol-Based Hand Rub

Isagel? or Approved Replacement

Your 4 Moments Inside Patient Room: Linen hamper, garbage can, alcohol based hand rub near exit, antimicrobial soap at sink Cleaning Requirements: Special Precautions

Daily Clean

for Terminal Clean

Standard cleaning procedures

Hand Hygiene Double clean using facility approved disinfectant unless otherwise specified by Infection Control

Your 4 Moments For Hand Hygiene

1BEFORE PATIENT / PATIENT ENVIRONMENT CONTACT

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Based on the `My 5 moments for Hand Hygiene', URL: ? World Health Organization 2009. All rights reserved.

Additional Information

? Patient requires private room

1 ? No chaBrEtFiOnRrEoToOUmC,HpINlGace in plaWsHtEiNc?covCelerafnoyroutrrhaanndsspboefrotre touching a patient when approaching him/her.

? PatientAtPrAaTnIEsNpTort

WHY?

To protect the patient against harmful germs carried on your hands.

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WHEN?

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Clean your hands immediately before performing a clean/aseptic procedure. To protect the patient against harmful germs, including the patient's own, from entering his/her body.

3 AFTER BODY FLUID EXPOSURE RISK

WHEN? WHY?

Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal). To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs.

AFTER PATIENT / PATIENT

WHEN? Clean your hands after touching a patient and her/his immediate surroundings, when leaving the patient's side.

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