Lesson 3 (Part 3) Flashcards
What are 7 types of precautions?
- Standard or Universal
- Precautions (Routine)
- Contact Precautions
- Droplet Precautions
- Droplet/Contact Precautions
- Airborne Precautions
- Reverse Isolation
What is the information provided on hospital signs? (5)
- Type of precaution
- Type of PPE to wear
- To stop
- Go see a nurse
- Instructions
What kind of contact transmission are there? (2)
- Direct
2. Indirect
How are direct contact transmissions spread?
Occurs through touching
- organisms that transmit via contact
How are indirect contact transmissions spread?
Occurs by touching contaminated objects in the environment
What PPEs do you wear for for contact transmissions? (2)
- Gloves
2. Gown
What are examples of diseases that are on contact transmission? (5)
- Antibiotic resistant organisms
- MRSA, VRE - Gastroenteritis
- rotavirus, C-diff - Lice, Scabies
- Viral meningitis
- Hepatitis A
How are droplet-contact transmission spread?
Organisms that are transmitted via the droplet route
What are droplet-contact transmission PPEs? (3)
- Mask
- with a face shield or goggles when within 2 meters of the patient - Gloves
- Gown
What are examples of droplet-contact diseases? (3)
- Viral Respiratory Viruses
- bronchiolitis, croup - Fever of unknown origin
- Pneumonia
What are examples of droplet diseases? (3)
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Strep throat
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
How are airborne diseases transmitted?
Infections are transmitted via the airborne route
What is required to wear for airborne diseases?
The use of Particulate Respirator like that of an N95
Where is the patient kept when on airborne precaution?
Negative pressure room
What are examples of airborne diseases? (4)
- Measles
- Chicken Pox
- varicella - Tuberculosis
- H1N1
How do you put on your PPE (donning)? (5)
- Hand hygiene
- Gown
- Mask
- Eye protection
- Gloves
- fit them over the cuffs of the gown
How to take off your PPE (doffing)? (6)
- Remove gloves
- take one off roll in a ball, then do the other - Remove gown
- neck ties, then waist ties, then roll off and keep the dirty side inside - Perform hand hygiene
- Remove eye protection
- touch the arms of the goggles - Remove mask
- undo bottom tie, then top and lean over and pull away from face - Wash hands again
What might be required depending on the precautions?
Additional cleaning
How do you clean if you had a C-diff patient?
C-Diff requires a room to be cleaned twice a day with the use of sporicidal cleaner
