C. diff Crossword

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  1. 3. Do not retest within ___ days of a positive test
  2. 5. C.diff patients require contact __ isolation precautions
  3. 6. Bleach wipes require ___ minutes of dwell time to kill spores
  4. 8. Any of these taken for bowels in the past 48 hours by the patient disqualifies testing a sample
  5. 10. Day 1 of admission starts when patient is admitted to a unit and does not include time in the ED (True or False?)
  6. 11. Hand hygiene requires ___ and water to kill and remove spores
Down
  1. 1. Patients on days 1-3 of admission only require 1 __ stool to send for sampling
  2. 2. Symptoms required for sampling include elevated white blood cells, abdominal pain or ___.
  3. 4. The green top ___ brand wipes are NOT bleach; they are hydrogen peroxide and will NOT kill C.diff
  4. 6. Patients admitted 4 or more days must have at least __ loose stools before sending a lab sample
  5. 7. Clean ALL surfaces and non-disposable equipment with this
  6. 9. All C.diff samples require __ verifiers before sending to lab
  7. 11. Do not retest within ___ days of a negative test