Across
- 6. hand wash basins in clinical areas should be _____ for their intended purpose, and not used for non-hand hygiene activities as this can promote microbial growth
- 8. science that deals with cleanliness
- 9. can support the growth of larger numbers of organisms on the fingernails
- 14. specific process for decontaminating hands in operating theatres
- 15. items that can impede our ability to wash our hands
- 16. the first line of defence in infection control and assumes that all blood and body fluids are potentially infectious
- 17. infection acquired as the result of a hospital stay
- 18. hands should be washed with soap and water after contact with this bacteria
- 21. physician recognising the importance of hand washing in healthcare delivery
- 23. a bacteria that may colonise our skin but may cause serious infection if we fail to conduct hand hygiene
- 24. conducting hand hygiene online learning is _____ for ALL staff (clinical/non-clinical)
Down
- 1. it is always necessary to wash hand before and after wearing _____
- 2. something that needs to be monitored regularly
- 3. below the elbows should be _____ to avoid impeding hand hygiene
- 4. the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection
- 5. others that we should encourage to perform hand hygiene
- 7. the organisation behind the 5 moments for hand hygiene
- 10. ABHR should always be available here
- 11. you must rub hands and generate friction to enable the _____ removal of microorganisms
- 12. living organisms invisible to the naked eye
- 13. considered to be the gold standard for hand hygiene
- 19. should be used to maintain skin health
- 20. a hand care problem that can increase a HCW risk of contamination, infection and transmission
- 22. minimum amount of time required to perform hand hygiene for an aseptic procedure, _____ seconds