Isolation Precautions Flashcards
Universal/Standard Precaution
How long should you wash your hands?
15 seconds
Universal/Standard Precaution
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer need to contain over ________% alcohol.
60 %
Universal/Standard Precaution
Can you use alcohol based sanitizer when your hands are visibly soiled?
NO!
Universal/Standard Precaution
Can you use alcohol based sanitizer what about coughing into hand?
YES
Universal/Standard Precaution
What about rinsing hands while sanitizer is still wet?
NO! Hands should be completely dry!
Universal/Standard Precaution
How much alcohol sanitizer is enough?
Enough to cover all surfaces of hand
Universal/Standard Precaution
Wear ______ with contact to body/blood fluids.
gloves
Universal/Standard Precaution
use _____items in the room
disposable
Contact Precaution
Add ____
gown
Contact Precaution Example of Contact diseases: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C. \_\_\_\_
(MRSA) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(VRE) vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
(C. Difficile) Clostridium difficile infection
Droplet Precaution follow universal & contact prec 3 additional things to wear: 1. Googles 2. face \_\_\_ 3. surgical \_\_\_\_\_
- face shield
3. surgical mask
Droplet Precaution
Patient should wear ____ when leaving the room.
MASK
Droplet Precaution
Remember communicable in _____ feet.
3 feet
Examples of Droplet Diseases:
- I____
- Pneu____
- Ru____
- Influenza
- Pneumonia
- RUBELLA
Airborne/Respiratory Precaution 3 things to remember: 1. \_\_\_\_ room 2. nurse wears \_\_\_\_ mask at all times 3. 6 to \_\_\_\_ fresh air exchange per hour
- private room
- respiratory mask
- ) 6 to 12 fresh air exchange per hour
Airborne Diseases:
- M_____
- Varicella aka _____
- TB
- Measles
2. Chicken Pox
Airborne/Respiratory Precaution
Varicella can be replaced with disseminated herpes zoster or _________.
shingles
Can the clients door stay open with airborne precautions?
No, closed at all times!
Cohort Tip:
2 _____ patients together
SIMILAR patients together
e.g. 2 droplets patients, 2 airborne, 2 contact
What precaution?
AIDS
UNIVERSAL Precaution
What precaution?
Vaginal Yeast Infection
UNIVERSAL Precaution
What precaution?
Diarrhea
UNIVERSAL Precaution
What precaution?
Mononucleosis or Epstein Barr Virus
(Kissing Virus) -transmitted through saliva
UNIVERSAL Precaution
What precaution?
West Nile Virus-transmitted by mosquitoes
UNIVERSAL Precaution
What precaution?
Hepatitis C
UNIVERSAL Precaution
*transmitted through blood/body fluids
What precaution?
MRSA-staph infection
Contact Precaution
What precaution?
C-difficile
Contact Precaution
What precaution?
Rota virus
Contact Precaution
What precaution?
Shigellosis
-strain cause very bad GI symptoms
Contact Precaution
What precaution?
Head Lice
Contact Precaution
What precaution?
Epiglottitis
Droplet Precaution
What precaution?
Influenza
Droplet Precaution
What precaution?
Rubella (German Measles)
Droplet Precaution
What precaution? Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Droplet Precaution
What precaution?
Meningitis
Droplet Precaution
What precaution?
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Airborne Precaution
What precaution?
Monkey Pox
Airborne Precaution
What precaution?
Rubeola (Measles)
Airborne Precaution
What organism cause this?
Mononucleosis
Epstein-Barr virus
-virus is transmitted through saliva, but you can also get it by sharing drinks/utensils.
What organism cause this?
Hepatitis C
Blood borne hepatitis
Hep C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. It is spread through blood borne hepatitis pathogen.
What organism cause this?
Gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a VIRAL infection caused by sexually transmitted bacterium that infects both males & females.
What organism cause this?
Chicken Pox
Varicella zoster
the client will present with a red, itchy, rash on the skin that covers the body.
What organism cause this?
Impetigo
Staphylococcus Aureus
Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection that is common in infants & children. It usually appears as red sores around the nose, mouth, hands & feet.
