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
Clostridium difficile
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
Shigella
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
Other enteric pathogens
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
Major wound infections
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
Herpes simplex
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
Scabies
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
Respiratory syncytial virus
Infants, young children, or immunocompromised adults
Contact precautions (direct patient or environmental contact)
Private room or cohort patients per agency policy
Gloves
Gowns
