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