Unit 15 Isolation Flashcards
Don’t touch
Hair Mouth Eyes Nose Use paper towels to open doors or touch faucets
Medical asepsis technique
Wash from clean to dirty Clean away from you Nothing on floor Don't shake line was Hand hygiene
Chain of infection
Source -> host-> portal of exit-> mode of transmission-> portal of entry-> susceptible host -> source
People at risk
Young & elderly Illness Medications Immune system disorders Risk factors (drugs, smoking, drinking)
Microbe
Microorganism
Pathogen
Microbe that causes infection
Aseptic
Free of pathogens
Sterile
Free of microbes & pathogens
Disinfection
Process of eliminating pathogens
Sterilization
Removing all microbes
Hep A
Liver inflammation
Survival Time = 30 days
Clostridium Difficile
Severe diarrhea
ST= 30 days
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
UTI, wound infection
ST = weeks-months
Staph Aureus
Skin infection
ST = 24 he’s
Salmonella
Intestinal infection
ST = 24 hours
Rhinovirus
Common cold
ST = 2-3 days
Rules for isolation
Collect all supplies before entering
Floors are contaminated
Use wet mop for floors
Remove items in double bagged plastic
Isolation Precautions
Prevent spread of disease
Based on clean & dirty
Airborne Precautions
Small pathogens suspended in air or on dust particles Requires mask with HEPA filter Gown & gloves Private room (TB, Chicken Pox...)
Droplet precautions
Coughing, sneezing, talking
Surgical mask
Gown & gloves
(Influenza…)
Contact precautions
Direct contact
Require gown & gloves
(MRSA, C. Diff…)
Order of putting on equipment
Gown
Mask
Goggles
Gloves
Order of taking off equipment
Gloves
Goggles
Gown
Mask
