Isolation Flashcards
Isolation
Is the intentional separation and restriction of I’ll persons with a confirmed contagious, transmittable infection/disease
PPE (personal protection equipment
gowns, masks, eye protection, gloves
Transmission
PPE is chosen based on method of transmission ex: contact, droplet, airborne
Contact
Precautions
MDRO (Acinetobacter,
Pseudomonas, ESBLs, CREs,
etc.), VRE, RSV,
Shingles (limited area of body),
Rotavirus, Lice, Scabies,
Wounds w/no dressing or
containment of drainage
Special
Contact
Precautions
Clostridium difficile or
Diarrhea on admission
Droplet
Precautions
Influenza (FLU),
Pertussis, Bacterial
Meningitis
Airborne
(Negative Air)
Precautions
examples
TB (Tuberculosis),
Varicella (Chicken Pox),
Measles (rubeola),
Disseminated Shingles
(widespread or
immunocompromised patient)
Don PPE
- Gown
- mask
- goggles
- gloves
Doff PPE
- Gloves
- Goggles
- Gown
- mask
Tier 1: Standard precautions
all patients in healthcare settings
purpose: to protect healthcare workers and patients from contact w/ infectious agents in recognized and unrecognized sources of infection
Tier 2: Expanded precautions
pts who are suspected of being colonized with a contagious, transmissible pathogen
Direct Contact
person to person
Indirect person
person to contaminated object
Contact precautions PPE
- hand hygiene
- gown
- gloves
- hand hygiene
required to enter the pts room
Special Contact precautions PPE
- hand hygiene
- gown
- gloves
- hand hygiene
transports: place clean linen over pt