General Information Flashcards
CPR guidelines consist of ___ compressors and ___ breaths
30 compression and 2 breaths
when should goggles or a face shield be worn
when in contact with respiratory secretions and sprays of blood or body fluid is possible
are personal eye glasses considered adequate eye protection
no
when removing a gown, facemark or goggles should you ever touch the front that was exposed to the patient?
no
what kind of precautions are needed when with a patient that has stool incontinence, draining wounds or skin lesions that cannot be cover, or uncontrolled secretions
contact precautions
what are some cases the you need to use contact precautions
- enteric (related to intestines) diseases such as c. diff, rotavirus, or norovirus
- wound and skin diseases such as: MRDS, VRE, scabies, impetigo
what is the PPE for contact precautions?
gloves, gown and possible eyewear precautions
what kind of precautions are needed when a patient has germs in the nose, mouth, throat and lungs
droplet precautions
droplet precautions are used with patients with what diseases
- pneumonia
- flu
- adenovirus
- mumps
- rubella
- meningitis
what PPE is used with droplet precautions
- facemask
- gown
- goggles
- gloves
what are some diseases which you would need to use airborne precautions
- TB
- measles
- chickenpox
- shingles
- covid
what PPE is used with airborne precautions
- N95 face mask
- goggles
- gown
- gloves
reverse protections isolation is used for what patients
who have extremely impaired immune systems
non critical devices come in contact with ___
intact skin
semi critical devices come in contact with what
sign risk patients, non intact skin or mucous membranes
