Question

routine practices
deliver meal trays on time
perform hand hygiene only if hands are dirty
wear gloves for all patient interactions
select ppe based on ipc ra
perform ipc ra
handle soiled or used linens with minimal agitation
clean equipment between use on different patients
does not apply to infants in health care
routine practices
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Explanation:

Analyze the concept of Routine Practices

The image presents an interactive educational activity about Routine Practices in healthcare infection prevention and control (IPC). We need to identify which of the displayed statements are correct components of standard Routine Practices.

Evaluate each statement

Let's analyze the statements shown in the image:

1. Deliver meal trays on time: This is a general service standard, not a specific clinical infection control routine practice.
2. Perform Hand Hygiene only if hands are dirty: Incorrect. Hand hygiene must be performed at key moments (before patient contact, before aseptic procedures, after body fluid exposure, and after patient contact), regardless of whether hands are visibly dirty.
3. Wear gloves for all patient interactions: Incorrect. Gloves are not required for all interactions; they are selected based on a risk assessment of exposure to blood, body fluids, excretions, or secretions.
4. Select PPE based on IPC RA: Correct. Personal Protective Equipment Selection should always be based on an Infection Prevention and Control Risk Assessment (Risk Assessment).
5. Perform IPC RA: Correct. Performing an IPC Risk Assessment (Risk Assessment) before every patient interaction is a core pillar of Routine Practices.
6. Handle soiled or used linens with minimal agitation: Correct. This prevents the contamination of air, surfaces, and persons.
7. Clean equipment between use on different patients: Correct. Non-critical shared medical equipment must be cleaned and disinfected between patients.
8. Does not apply to infants in health care: Incorrect. Routine practices apply to all patients receiving care in any healthcare setting, regardless of age.

Identify the correct selections

The correct, evidence-based clinical statements that represent standard Routine Practices are:

• Perform IPC RA
• Select PPE based on IPC RA
• Clean equipment between use on different patients
• Handle soiled or used linens with minimal agitation

Answer:

The correct practices to select for Routine Practices are:

• Perform IPC RA (Correct answer)
• Select PPE based on IPC RA (Correct answer)
• Clean equipment between use on different patients (Correct answer)
• Handle soiled or used linens with minimal agitation (Correct answer)
• Deliver meal trays on time
• Perform Hand Hygiene only if hands are dirty
• Wear gloves for all patient interactions
• Does not apply to infants in health care