A resident has C. diff diarrhea. After removing your gloves, how must you clean your hands?

• A.Use alcohol-based rub twice to make sure it is strong enough
• B.Rinse briefly with water only, since you wore gloves
• C.Wash with soap and water, because alcohol does not kill C. diff spores
• D.Wipe your hands with a disinfectant surface wipe instead

Why

C. diff forms spores that alcohol cannot kill, so friction and rinsing with soap and water are required. Surface wipes are not made for skin and water alone is not enough.

Content outline: Basic Nursing Skills - Infection Control: Transmission-Based Precautions · From the Basic Nursing Skills practice bank (BN-110).

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