Transmission-Based Precautions Flashcards
1
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Types of transmission based precautions
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- airborne
- droplet
- contact
2
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Diseases that need airborne precaution
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- measles
- chickenpox (varicella)
- disseminated varicella zoster
- TB
3
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Airborne precaution protection
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- negative pressure room
- respiratory mask for health care worker
- mask on pt when they leave the room
4
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Airborne transmission
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Tiny droplets in the air from nose/mouth
5
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Droplet transmission
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Can be spread to others by speaking, sneezing, or coughing.
6
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Diseases that need droplet precaution
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- adenovirus
- diphtheria (pharyngeal)
- epiglottitis
- influenza (flu)
- meningitis
- mumps
- PNA
- parvovirus
- pertussis
- rubella
- scarlet fever
- sepsis
- streptococcal pharyngitis
7
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Droplet precaution protection
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- private room or cohort (pt whose body cultures contain the same organism)
- surgical mask within 3 ft of the client
- mask on pt when they leave the room
8
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Contact precaution
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direct or indirect contact with an infected patient (direct) or his environment or objects within (indirect)
9
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Contact precaution diseases
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- MRSA
- CDIFF
- resp. synctial virus
- influenza
- wound infections
- skin infections (cutaneous diphtheria, herpes simplex, impetigo, pediculosis, scabies, staph, varicella zoster)
- conjunctivitis
10
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Contact precaution protection
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- private room or cohort client
- use gloves & gown whenever entering pt room
11
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Standard precaution
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- must practice with ALL pts regardless of diagnosis
- includes:
- handwashing
- gloves
- masks
- eye protection
- gowns
- apply to blood, all bodily fluid, secretion/excretion, nonintact skin, mucous membranes
12
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Order of donning of PPE
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- gown
- mask/respirator
- goggles/face shield
- gloves
13
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Order of removing PPE
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- gloves
- goggles/faceshield
- gown
- mask/respirator
