Tier Two Transmission Based Precautions Flashcards
Measles
Rubeola
Airborne precautions (droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns)
Private room
N95 respirator
Negative-pressure airflow
Chicken pox
Varicella zoster virus
Airborne precautions (droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns)
Private room
Negative-pressure airflow
N95 respirator
Disseminated varicella zoster
Airborne precautions (droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns)
Private room
Negative-pressure airflow
N95 respirator
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Airborne precautions (droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns)
Private room
Negative-pressure airflow
N95 respirator
Rhinovirus
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Rubella
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Influenza virus
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Adenovirus
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Group A streptococcus infections
For the first 24 hours of antimicrobial therapy
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Pertussis
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Mumps
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Meningococcal pneumonia
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Neisseria meningitis
Droplet precautions (droplets larger than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of patient)
Private room or cohort patients
Standard surgical mask required
Colonization or infection with multidrug-resistant organisms
Such as MRSA and VRE
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns