A patient with suspected Clostridioides difficile diarrhoea is being discharged from isolation. Which hand hygiene instruction is correct?
Correct answer: B. Wash with soap and running water
- A. Use alcohol hand rub after removing gloves
- B. Wash with soap and running water
- C. Rinse hands briefly with cold water
- D. Clean hands only if stool is visible
Explanation
Soap and running water are recommended after caring for a patient with C. difficile because alcohol hand rub is not reliable against its spores. Hand hygiene is required even when contamination cannot be seen.
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Asepsis covers the chain of infection, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard and transmission-based precautions, sterilisation, disinfection and safe waste disposal. The key distinction is between medical asepsis, which reduces microorganisms, and surgical asepsis, which maintains a sterile field during invasive procedures.
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