Student Survive 2 Thrive: Infection Prevention

Showing posts with label Infection Prevention. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Infection Prevention. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 State Competency Skill Flash Cards: 17c Putting on and Taking Off PPE (gown and gloves)

These Nurse Aide 1 state competency skill flash cards focus on 17c Putting on and Taking off PPE (gown and gloves).

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17c Donning & Removing PPE (gown & gloves)

Supplies: gown gloves designated container with red biohazard bag step stool (if too short to don without gown touching floor)

Must successfully demonstrate 12/14 steps

Pick up gown and unfold it

Facing the gown’s back opening, place arms through each sleeve

Fasten the neck opening

Secure the gown at the waist, ensuring the back of your clothing is covered as much as possible

Put on gloves

Cuffs of gloves must overlap cuffs of gown

Required Step: Before removing gown, with one gloved hand, grasp the other glove at the palm and remove the glove

Required Step: Slip ungloved fingers underneath the cuff of the remaining glove at the wrist and remove the glove turning it inside out as it is removed

Dispose of gloves in designated waste container without contaminating self

After removing gloves, unfasten gown at the waist and then the neck

After removing gloves, remove the gown without touching the outside of the gown

While removing the gown, hold the gown away from your body while keeping the gown off the floor, turning the gown inward and keeping it inside out

Dispose of the gown in the designated container without contaminating self

After completing skill, wash hands

Suggested Time: 3 minutes

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Nurse Aide 1 State Competency Skill Flash Cards: 16c Hand Hygiene

These Nurse Aide 1 state competency skill flash cards focus on 16c Hand Hygiene.

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16c Hand Hygiene

Supplies: soap paper towels sink trash can

Must successfully demonstrate 8/10 steps

Address client by name & introduce self to client by name

Turn on water (hot & cold) at sink

Wet hands and wrists thoroughly

Apply soap to hands

Required Step: Lather all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers, producing friction for at least 20 seconds, keeping hands lower than elbows and fingertips down

Clean fingernails by rubbing tips against the palm of the opposite hand

Required Step: Rinse all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers, producing friction for at least 20 seconds, keeping hands lower than elbows and fingertips down

Starting at the fingertips, use a clean, dry paper towel(s) to dry all surfaces of fingers, hands, and wrists and then dispose of the paper towel(s) in the waste container

Use a clean, dry paper towel(s) to turn off the faucet and then dispose of the paper towel(s) in the waste container or use foot/knee control to turn off faucet

Do not touch the inside of the sink at any time

Suggested Time: 3 minutes

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Saturday, May 23, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 Module B Vocabulary Flash Cards: Infection Prevention Part 2

Module B focuses on infection prevention as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

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Module B: Infection Prevention Part 2

Influenza (Flu)

Contagious respiratory illness

Localized Infection

Infection found in one part of the body with symptoms noted at the one part of the body

Mask

PPE used to protect the mouth and nose from harmful germs

Medical Asepsis (Clean Technique)

Practice used to remove or destroy germs and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place

Microorganisms

Also called germs that live almost everywhere and may cause problems or diseases

Mode of Transmission

How harmful germs travel or get around from place to place

Mucus Membranes

Linings of natural body openings, such as mouth, nose, rectum, genitals, and eyes

Non-intact Skin

Cuts, scratches, and sores of the skin

Norovirus

Contagious gastrointestinal illness

Outbreak

More illness in more residents than what is expected or what is normal for the facility of a healthcare associated infection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Group of items used to block harmful germs from getting on skin and clothes

Point of Care

Refers to the place where 3 elements occur together: resident, nurse aide, and care or treatment involving resident contact, mostly occurs in the resident’s roomRefers to the place where 3 elements occur together: resident, nurse aide, and care or treatment involving resident contact, mostly occurs in the resident’s room

Portal of Entry

Body opening of a person that allows harmful germs to enter the body

Portal of Exit

Any way that harmful germs escape from a reservoir

Reservoir

Place where harmful germs live, grow, and increase in numbers

Sharps

Items that have corners, edges, or projections that can cut or pierce the skin, such as needles and razor blades

Sharps Container; Needle Disposal Container

Hard and leak-proof biohazard container used only for sharps

Shield

PPE used to protect the whole face from harmful germs

Sputum

Mucous coughed up from the lungs

Standard Precautions

First of 2 levels to prevent/control infections, the basic tasks that health care workers must do to prevent and control spread of infection, whereby all body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucus membranes are treated as if they were infected

Susceptible Host

Person who does not have an infection now but is at risk for becoming infected from harmful germs

Systemic Infection

Infection that affects an entire body part, or entire body system

Transmission-based Precautions

2nd of two levels to prevent/control infections; specific tasks and measures that health care workers must do when caring for residents who are infected or may be infected with specific types of infections

World Health Organization (WHO)

Organization within the United Nations whose purpose is to aid in the achievement of highest level of health for all the world’s people

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