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Fundamentals of Nursing > Infection Control: Breaking the Chain of Transmission, Break the Infection Connection, & Types of Precautions > Flashcards

Infection Control: Breaking the Chain of Transmission, Break the Infection Connection, & Types of Precautions Flashcards

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Type of Precautions: Standard Precautions Description / Rules

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  • PPE selected based on risk of exposure to blood and/or body fluids.
  • Gloves if contacting with hands.
  • Gown/face shield if risk of splash.
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Transmission Based Precautions: Airborne Description / Rules

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  • Wear N95 mask when entering room.
  • Must have private room with monitored air pressure.
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Transmission Based Precautions: Airborne Examples

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  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Varicella (Chicken pox)
  • Rubeola (Measles)
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Transmission Based Precautions: Droplets Description / Rules

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  • Wear regular/surgical mask if within 3 ft of patient (pt).
  • pt wears mask when transported from room.
  • Private room (or sharing with pt with same microorganism)
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Transmission Based Precautions: Droplet Examples

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  • Influenza (Flu)
  • Meningitis
  • Mumps
  • Pneumonia
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Transmission Based Precautions: Contact Description / Rules

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  • Use gloves when entering room (regardless of whether you think you’ll be touching anything contaminated).
  • Wear gown if you’ll be in close proximity to patient.
  • Private room (or sharing room with patient who has same microorganism).
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Transmission Based Precautions: Contact Examples

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  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).
  • Clostridium difficile (C-diff)
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What are the 6 factors?

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Infectious Agents, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, and Susceptible Host.

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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What is Infectious Agents?

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-Bacteria
- Viruses
- Fungus
- Parasites

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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: How can you break the link of Infectious Agents?

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  • Identification
  • Antimicrobial Therapy
  • Environmental Sanitation
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What is Reservoir?

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  • People
  • Environmental
  • Equipment
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: How to break the link on Reservoir?

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  • Patient Personal Hygiene
  • Proper food storage
  • Clean/disinfect equipment
  • Patient separation
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What is Portal of Exit?

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Something leaving the body through an open wound, mouth, nose, eyes, stool, and urine.

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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: How to break the link on Portal of Exit?

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  • Hand Hygiene
  • Respiratory etiquette
  • Cover wounds
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What is Mode of Transmission?

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  • Direct contact
  • Indirect contact
  • Coughing
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: How to break the link on Mode of Transmission?

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  • PPE
  • Private Room
  • Negative air pressure
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What is Portal of Entry?

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Something entering the body by open wound, mouth, nose, eyes, and an invasive device.

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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: How to break the link of Portal of Entry?

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  • Hand Hygiene
  • Aseptic technique
  • Wound Care
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: What is Susceptible Host?

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  • Immunocompromised patient
  • need of assistance
  • diabetic ppl
  • elderly
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Breaking the Chain of Transmission: How to break the link on susceptible host?

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  • recognize high risk
  • patient separation
  • immunization

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