Mentorship: Standard Precautions
The basics of infection prevention starts here. Join in for an enlightening presentation on seemingly simple activities that make a big impact. Learn the core elements of standard precautions and how to apply those to daily to protect yourself and your patients. Germs invisible to the eye come to light through simulation showing standard precautions are vital.
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Standard Precautions Presentation
Standard precautions are the minimum infection prevention practices applicable to all forms of patient care. This presentation guides you through the significance of standard precautions in infection prevention, key components of implementation, and simulations strategies to address adherence issues.
Correctly Donning and Doffing Gloves Video
Putting on and taking off gloves seems simple, but did you know there is actually a technique to follow? Watch this video on correctly donning and doffing gloves. For a challenge, contaminate the gloves with paint or shaving cream to see if you are taking them off correctly without contaminating yourself.
Proper Hand Hygiene with Hand Sanitizer Video
Washing your hands with hand sanitizer is most effective in the majority of cases, but are you doing it correctly for the right amount of time? Follow this video for the proper way to use hand sanitizer.
Improper Hand Hygiene with Hand Sanitizer Video
Not covering your hands effectively with hand sanitizer can leave microbes lurking and a chance to cause infection. Watch this simulated experience with glowing hand gel to see where these two hand washers missed and left harmful bacteria.
Improper Handling of Textiles and Laundry Video
Changing a patient’s bed linens can be a challenge especially if the patient is still in the bed. Being mindful of how you handle the laundry and linens will help protect you. Watch this simulated experience as this nurse improperly handles linens and the results of her actions.
Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette Video
This simulation depicts the difference of covering a cough with a hand versus coughing into the elbow. It also highlights the importance of hand hygiene either way. Check out the spread of the respiratory droplets that might otherwise be invisible to the eye.
Cough Simulation Video
Splashes and sprays from patients happen, but you can protect yourself. Watch the invisible effects as this healthcare worker gets coughed on during the routine collection of a nasopharyngeal swab.
Glove Contamination Video
Gloves provide great protection when used appropriately, but they are not a substitute for hand hygiene. Observe this healthcare worker removing a pair of gloves and the accidental contamination that occurs.
Isolation Gowns-Unrated Cover and AAMI Level 1,2, 3, and 4 Video
Watch this series of isolation gowns be sprayed with water mimicking a bodily fluid spray. The different AAMI levels provide varying levels of protection showing the importance of wearing the appropriate level required for the task.