Contact Precautions

Question 1

Contact

Answer 1

private room
gloves
gown
goggles

bathe MRSA patient in chlorhexidine solution first to reduce risk of transmission to other parts of the body

MRS.WEE
M - Multidrug resistant organism
R - Respiratory infection - RSV
S - Skin infections (see below “VCHIPS”)
W - Wound infections
E - Enteric infections - clostridium defficile
E - Eye infections

VCHIPS
V - Varicella zoster
C - Cutaneous diptheria
H - Herpes simplex
I - Impetigo
P - Pediculosis
S - Scabies, Staphylococcus

Question 2

Droplet

Answer 2

private room
mask

S - Sepsis
S - Scarlet fever
S - Streptococcal pharyngitis
P - Parvovirus B19
P - Pertussis
P - Pneumonia
I - Influenza
D - Diptheria (Pharyngeal)
E - Epiglottitis
R - Rubella
M - Mumps
M - Meningitis
M - Mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia
An - Adenovirus

Question 3

Airborne

Answer 3

private, negative pressure room (6-12 air exchanges/hr)
mask (N95 respirator for TB)
UV

My - Measles
Chicken - Chickenpox
Hez - Herpes Zoster (Disseminated)
TB - TB

Question 4

Equipment Order

Answer 4

On: (down to up, then hands)
1. Gown
2. Mask
3. Goggles
4. Gloves

Off: (ABC order)
1. Gloves
2. Goggles
3. Gown
4. Mask