INFECTION CONTROL

Question 1

Airborne Precautions

Hint (MTV)

Answer 1

AIRBORNE PRECAUTION- private room- negative pressure with 6-12 air exchange/hr- n95 mask

M: Measles (Rubeola)
T: Tuberculosis/Croup
V: (Varicella Zoster) – Chicken pox and small pox,

Question 2

Droplet Precautions
(SPIDERMAN)
(umbrella to protect from rain drops)

Illness spread by droplet also require contact precautions because after 3 feet the droplets land of surface

Answer 2

DROPLET PRECAUTION- private room- mask think spiderman!

DROPLET(SPIDER-MAN)
Streptococcal pharyngitis, sepsis, scarlet fever,
Pertusis, pneumonia
Influenza
Diphteria
Epiglottitis
Rubella (German Measles)
Mumps
Meningitis
Adenovirus

RSV

SARS Sepsis Scarlet Fever streptococcal PharyngitisPertussis (Whooping Cough)Influenza H1N1Diphtheria (pharyngeal)
EpiglottitisRubella (German Measles)
Mumps Meningitis (Neisseria)Mycoplasma / meningeal / meningococcal PneumoniaAdeNovirus
5th Disease (Parvovirus B19)CroupPneumoniaPlague (Pneumonic)Rhinovirus* Droplet (like rain drops) and Rubella (umbrella to protect from rain drops)

Question 3

Contact Precautions
(MRS WEE)

Illness spread by droplet also require contact precautions because after 3 feet the droplets land of surface

Answer 3

CONTACT PRECAUTION- private room- gloves – when entering the room of all pt- gowns for pt and environment

CONTACT(MRS WEE)
MRSA (multidrug resistant staph. Aureus)
Respiratory infections e.g RSV
Skin infections
Wound infections
Enteric infections
Eye infections. 

c difficle

think CREMVIRSC. DifficileConjuctivitis (Viral)RSVE. Coli Gastroenteritis
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccocus AureusVRE - Vancomycin Resistant EnterocolitisImpetigoRota VirusScabies

Question 4

Precautions Misc Notes

Answer 4

Mycoplasma and Meningoccocal Pneumonia are the only Pneumonia that is DROPLET. The rest is STANDARD.Neisseria Meningitis ( Droplet) and Viral Meningitis (Contact)for Measles, Rubeola is Airborne while Rubella (German Measles) is Dropletfor Plague, Pneumonic Plague is Droplet while Bubonic Plague is StandardVaricella (chickenpox) requires use of Airborne Precautions and Contact precautions as well

Question 5

Standard Precautions

Answer 5

Hand Hygiene
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention
Cleaning and Disinfection
Respiratory Hygiene (Cough Etiquette) 
Waste Disposal Safe Injection Practices

Question 6

RSV Precaution

Answer 6

RSV can be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes into the air, creating virus-containing droplets that can linger briefly in the air. Other people can become infected if the droplet particles contact their nose, mouth, or eye. (CDC)