PRECAUTIONS Flashcards
airborne precautions
varicella, herpes zoster, measles, smallpox, TB and SARS
which airborne precautions don’t also require contact precautions
TB and measles
impetigo
contact
influenza
droplet
lice
contact
pneumonia
droplet for meningococcal only- all other types droplet for young children only
rubella/ german measles or congenital rubella
rubella GM- droplet, congenital rubella- contact
haemophilus influenza epiglotitis or meningitis
droplet
hand food and mouth
contact
hep A
contact for diapered/ incontinent
herpes simplex
contact
diptheria- cutaneous and pharyngeal
cutaneous- contact
pharyngeal droplet
ebola
contact and droplet
e coli gastroenteritis
contact
fifths disease/ erythema infectiosum
droplet
amebiasis
dysentary- contact
airborne precautions
mask
droplet precautions
mask
contact precautions
gloves and gown
conjunctivitis viral
contact- eye drainage
decubitus ulcer
wound drainage
syphillis
contact
typhoid fever
aka salmonella typhi, for diapered/incontinent
whooping cough
droplet
RSV
contact- even if just suspected
rotavirus
contact
scabies and lice
contact
scarlet fever
droplet- only for infants and young children and only for 24 hours after tx started- standard!!
pharyngitis
droplet
plague
droplet
anything meningococcal
droplet
bacterial meningitis
haernophilus influenza or neisseria meningitis (meningococcal) known or suspected- droplet
viral meningitis
aseptic or nonbacterial- contact
mumps
droplet
necrotizing fasciitis
contact
