Isolation: Guidelines and Precautions

Question 1

isolation

Answer 1

Intentional separations and restrictions of an ill person for a patient with a confirmed disease

Question 2

What is PPE chosen based off of?

Answer 2

method of transmission

Question 3

What are the forms of PPE?

Answer 3

gowns, masks, eye protection, gloves

Question 4

tier one of isolation is called

Answer 4

standard precautions

Question 5

tier two of isolation is called

Answer 5

expanded precautions

Question 6

when is tier one of isolation used?

Answer 6

on all patients in all healthcare settings

Question 7

when is tier two of isolation used?

Answer 7

on all patients who are or are suspected of being colonized with a contagious and transmissible pathogen

Question 8

What is the purpose of standard precautions?

Answer 8

protect healthcare workers and patients from contact with infectious agents

Question 9

indirect contact

Answer 9

person to contaminated object to person

Question 10

direct contact

Answer 10

person to person

Question 11

special precautions

Answer 11

gown, gloves, soap and water

Question 12

when are droplet precautions initiated

Answer 12

> 5 microns

Question 13

when is airborne precautions initiated

Answer 13

<5 microns

Question 14

What mask do you use in airborne precautions?

Answer 14

N95 respirators

Question 15

contact precautions

Answer 15

gown, gloves, soap and water or hand sanitizer, cover affected are when transporting patient

Question 16

special contact precautions

Answer 16

gown, gloves, soap and water, absorbent pads to transport

Question 17

droplet precautions

Answer 17

mask, eyeshield if needed, soap and water or hand sanitizer, regular mask to transport

Question 18

Airborne precautions

Answer 18

N95 respirator, soap and water or hand sanitizer, regular mask to transport, negative pressure room

Question 19

COVID without aerosolized procedures

Answer 19

contact + droplet precautions, gown, gloves, N95, face shield, soap and water or hand sanitizer, clean linens on the patient, the patient wears a surgical mask

Question 20

COVID with aerosolized procedures

Answer 20

special respiratory precautions, gown, gloves, N95, face shield, soap and water or hand sanitizer, clean linens on the patient, the patient wears a surgical mask, negative pressure room

Question 21

when do you use contact precautions

Answer 21

when pathogen can be obtained through direct or indirect

Question 22

when is special precautions used

Answer 22

C-diff

Question 23

what order do you DON your PPE

Answer 23

gown-goggles-mask-gloves

Question 24

what order do you DOFF your PPE

Answer 24

gloves-goggles-gown-mask

Question 25

DON

Answer 25

put on

Question 26

DOFF

Answer 26

take off

Question 27

what should you do when telling patients about their isolation?

Answer 27

explain the situation, explain the basics and educate, ease concerns, comfort and reassure

Question 28

what parts of the gown are clean?

Answer 28

inside, back, and ties

Question 29

what part of the gloves are clean?

Answer 29

inside

Question 30

What part of the mask is clean?

Answer 30

the ties

Question 31

What parts of the gown are dirty?

Answer 31

outside, front, sleeves

Question 32

What part of the gloves are dirty?

Answer 32

the outside

Question 33

What part of the mask is dirty?

Answer 33

the outside

Question 34

When is someone placed in protective isolation?

Answer 34

When the patient is immunocompromised