Lesson 3 (Part 3)

Question 1

What are 7 types of precautions?

Answer 1

1. Standard or Universal
2. Precautions (Routine)
3. Contact Precautions
4. Droplet Precautions
5. Droplet/Contact Precautions
6. Airborne Precautions
7. Reverse Isolation

Question 2

What is the information provided on hospital signs? (5)

Answer 2

1. Type of precaution
2. Type of PPE to wear
3. To stop
4. Go see a nurse
5. Instructions

Question 3

What kind of contact transmission are there? (2)

Answer 3

1. Direct

2. Indirect

Question 4

How are direct contact transmissions spread?

Answer 4

Occurs through touching

- organisms that transmit via contact

Question 5

How are indirect contact transmissions spread?

Answer 5

Occurs by touching contaminated objects in the environment

Question 6

What PPEs do you wear for for contact transmissions? (2)

Answer 6

1. Gloves

2. Gown

Question 7

What are examples of diseases that are on contact transmission? (5)

Answer 7

1. Antibiotic resistant organisms
   - MRSA, VRE
2. Gastroenteritis
   - rotavirus, C-diff
3. Lice, Scabies
4. Viral meningitis
5. Hepatitis A

Question 8

How are droplet-contact transmission spread?

Answer 8

Organisms that are transmitted via the droplet route

Question 9

What are droplet-contact transmission PPEs? (3)

Answer 9

1. Mask
   - with a face shield or goggles when within 2 meters of the patient
2. Gloves
3. Gown

Question 10

What are examples of droplet-contact diseases? (3)

Answer 10

1. Viral Respiratory Viruses
   - bronchiolitis, croup
2. Fever of unknown origin
3. Pneumonia

Question 11

What are examples of droplet diseases? (3)

Answer 11

1. Bacterial Meningitis
2. Strep throat
3. Necrotizing Fasciitis

Question 12

How are airborne diseases transmitted?

Answer 12

Infections are transmitted via the airborne route

Question 13

What is required to wear for airborne diseases?

Answer 13

The use of Particulate Respirator like that of an N95

Question 14

Where is the patient kept when on airborne precaution?

Answer 14

Negative pressure room

Question 15

What are examples of airborne diseases? (4)

Answer 15

1. Measles
2. Chicken Pox
   - varicella
3. Tuberculosis
4. H1N1

Question 16

How do you put on your PPE (donning)? (5)

Answer 16

1. Hand hygiene
2. Gown
3. Mask
4. Eye protection
5. Gloves
   - fit them over the cuffs of the gown

Question 17

How to take off your PPE (doffing)? (6)

Answer 17

1. Remove gloves
   - take one off roll in a ball, then do the other
2. Remove gown
   - neck ties, then waist ties, then roll off and keep the dirty side inside
3. Perform hand hygiene
4. Remove eye protection
   - touch the arms of the goggles
5. Remove mask
   - undo bottom tie, then top and lean over and pull away from face
6. Wash hands again

Question 18

What might be required depending on the precautions?

Answer 18

Additional cleaning

Question 19

How do you clean if you had a C-diff patient?

Answer 19

C-Diff requires a room to be cleaned twice a day with the use of sporicidal cleaner