Across
- 3. Overall goal of proper hand hygiene
- 4. Minimum alcohol concentration recommended in hand rubs
- 6. Gloves used during surgical procedures
- 7. Hand hygiene method using soap and water
- 9. Hand hygiene should occur before and after this
- 13. Type of infection prevention focus of hand hygiene
- 14. Microorganisms that are temporarily present on skin
- 15. International health organization associated with hand hygiene guidance
- 16. Water-associated bacterium linked to sink contamination
- 18. Wrist-worn item associated with increased bacterial counts
- 19. Information shared to improve compliance
- 25. Skin condition that can impair hand hygiene effectiveness
- 26. Item donned before direct patient care
- 28. Type of towel used for drying hands
- 29. Control operated without hands
- 30. Jewelry discouraged on hands and wrists
- 31. Common method used to measure compliance
- 33. Practice that gloves do not replace
- 34. Infection prevention agency concerned with disease control
- 35. FREE Sink design used to reduce recontamination
- 38. Maximum recommended fingernail length in millimeters
- 39. Area outside the patient zone
- 40. Setting in which artificial nails are prohibited
- 42. Body responsible for approving professional practice guidelines
Down
- 1. Material removed from under nails before scrubbing
- 2. Minimum handwashing time in seconds
- 5. RISK Risk increased by long fingernails
- 8. Preferred method when hands are not visibly soiled
- 10. Antiseptic characteristic that remains active on skin
- 11. Nail disorder linked to infection transmission
- 12. Action required when hands are visibly dirty
- 17. Wearing two gloves during surgical procedures
- 20. Product encouraged to protect skin integrity
- 21. Organization that approved the hand hygiene guideline
- 22. Education method using glowing solution
- 23. Soap without antimicrobial agents
- 24. Nail enhancement cured with light
- 27. ZONE Area where patient, equipment, and staff intersect
- 32. Withdrawal of gloves before hand hygiene
- 36. RUB Type of antisepsis performed before invasive procedures
- 37. Condition of nail polish that increases contamination risk
- 41. Federal agency overseeing antiseptic regulation