Isolation Flashcards
1
Q
Tier 1: standard precautions
A
All patients in ALL health care settings
-handwashing/wear gloves/be clean
2
Q
Tier 2: Expanded precautions
A
Patients who are suspected of being colonized with a contagious transmittable pathogen
-put the patient in isolation
3
Q
TIER ONE PURPOSE
A
To protect healthcare workers and patients from contact with infectious agents in recognized and unrecognized sources of infection
4
Q
TEIR ONE catergory
A
-blood
-body fluids
-non-intact skin
-mucus membranes
5
Q
Types of EXPANDED precautions
A
-contact
-special contact
-Droplet
-Airborne
-COVID precautions
-Bed bugs