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Unit 15 Isolation Flashcards

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Don’t touch

A 
Hair 
Mouth
Eyes 
Nose
Use paper towels to open doors or touch faucets
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Medical asepsis technique

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Wash from clean to dirty
Clean away from you
Nothing on floor
Don't shake line was
Hand hygiene
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Chain of infection

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Source -> host-> portal of exit-> mode of transmission-> portal of entry-> susceptible host -> source

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People at risk

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Young & elderly
Illness
Medications 
Immune system disorders
Risk factors (drugs, smoking, drinking)
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Microbe

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Microorganism

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Pathogen

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Microbe that causes infection

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Aseptic

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Free of pathogens

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Sterile

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Free of microbes & pathogens

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Disinfection

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Process of eliminating pathogens

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Sterilization

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Removing all microbes

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Hep A

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Liver inflammation

Survival Time = 30 days

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Clostridium Difficile

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Severe diarrhea

ST= 30 days

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Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus

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UTI, wound infection

ST = weeks-months

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Staph Aureus

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Skin infection

ST = 24 he’s

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Salmonella

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Intestinal infection

ST = 24 hours

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Rhinovirus

A

Common cold

ST = 2-3 days

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Rules for isolation

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Collect all supplies before entering
Floors are contaminated
Use wet mop for floors
Remove items in double bagged plastic

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Isolation Precautions

A

Prevent spread of disease

Based on clean & dirty

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Airborne Precautions

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Small pathogens suspended in air or on dust particles
Requires mask with HEPA filter 
Gown & gloves
Private room 
(TB, Chicken Pox...)
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Droplet precautions

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Coughing, sneezing, talking
Surgical mask
Gown & gloves
(Influenza…)

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Contact precautions

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Direct contact
Require gown & gloves
(MRSA, C. Diff…)

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Order of putting on equipment

A

Gown
Mask
Goggles
Gloves

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Order of taking off equipment

A

Gloves
Goggles
Gown
Mask

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