Precautions

Question 1

Standard precautions Aka

Answer 1

Universal precautions

All blood & body fluids treated as potential contaminants

Wash hands before/after each patient contact

Different set of gloves w/ each patient.

If splashing of fluids is likely, wear mask or face shielf or both & gown.

Question 2

Airborne precautions

Answer 2

mask is required

Measles, varicella (chicken pox) or TB

Question 3

Droplet precautions

Answer 3

Mask or face shield or both required when within 3 ft.

contact of conjunctivae or mucous membranes of nose/mouth with large-particle droplets generated from coughing, sneezing, talking

Flu, meningitis, pneumonia, mumps, rubella

Question 4

Contact precautions

Answer 4

gown & gloves required when pathogens transmitted by direct person-to-person contact or person-to-object contact.

Cdiff, E-coli, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, MRSA, VRE

Question 5

MRSA

Answer 5

at risk in hospitals: debilitated/elderly, prolonged hospitalization, surgery, multiple antibiotics, critical care

Isolation/Contact precautions