Safety Flashcards
Maintain at least 3 ft between the pt and any contact
Droplet precaution
Use gloves when entering the pt’s room
Contact precaution
Respiratory protection when entering the pt room
Airborne precaution
PT must wear a mask when working with the pt have the door may remain open
Droplet precaution
What is the primary factor in prevention of nosocomial infections ?
Proper hand washing
The elimination of the organisms that cause infection and the creation of a sterile field
Aseptis
A technique that at times to contain pathogens to a specific area and object or person for example a patient with tuberculosis is hospitalized and kept in isolation with airborne precautions
Medical asepsis
Is state in which an object or area is without any micro organisms four instance: a sterile field
Surgical asepsis
Ramp characteristics
1/12 rise over run
Min of 36 inches wide
Landing area (if ramp changes direction) min of 5 ft x 5 ft
Doorway width
Min of 32 in
A bathroom sink should have a min height of how many inches from the floor?
29”
A bathroom toilet should have _____ inches of height from the floor to the top of the toilet
17-19 inches
Private room with monitored negative pressure
Airborne precaution