Infectious Disease & Transmission Based Precautions

Question 1

what are 4 types of transmission based precautions

Answer 1

1) standard/universal
2) contact
3) droplet
4) airborne

Question 2

what are examples of infections required contact precautions

Answer 2

• c.diff
• hep A
• herpes
• staph
• RSV (droplet transmission, but uses contact precautions)

(anything enteric, fecal-oral, intestinal)

Question 3

what is included in contact precautions

Answer 3

• private room (unless in cohort (need culture before being put into cohort, symptoms not enough))
• gloves
• gown
• hand wash
• disposable supply & dedicated equipment

Question 4

what are examples of infections on droplet precautions

Answer 4

• meningitis
• h. flu

Question 5

what is included in droplet precautions

Answer 5

• private room (unless in cohort)
• mask
• gloves
• hand wash
• pt wears mask when leaving room
• disposable supple * dedicated equipment

Question 6

what are examples of infections that require airborne precautions

Answer 6

• measels
• mumps
• varicella
• TB (droplet transmission but airborne precautions)
• rubeola

Question 7

what is included in airborne precautions

Answer 7

• private room
• mask
• gloves
• hand wash
• special filter mask for TB
• mask when pt leaves room (shouldn’t rlly leave room)
• negative air flow

Question 8

what is the PPE order for donning

Answer 8

• gown
• mask
• goggles
• gloves

(reverse alphabetical, with mask as 2nd)

Question 9

what is the PPE order for doffing

Answer 9

• gloves
• goggles
• gown
• mask

(alphabetical)