URR part one Flashcards
Standard precautions are an extension of ______
universal precautions
Universal precautions apply to direct contact with any ______, ______, and ______.
body fluids
airborne particles
skin wounds
Universal precautions apply to anything that has direct contact with an _____, _____, and _____.
body fluids
airborne particles
skin wounds
Universal precautions protect:
patient and caregiver
Universal precautions include:
good hygiene
handwashing
equipment cleaning
protective equipment
The CDC recommends the use of alcohol based hand rub when:
hands are not visibly soiled
Wash hands for ____
20+ seconds
Washing should be performed:
contamination
before putting on gloves and after gloves are removed
before and after assisting with any type of interventional procedures
between contact with patients
after changing exam table linens or paper
When putting on PPE, always put the _____ on first after washing your hands.
gown
All PPE should be removed prior to leaving the work area, except _______
respirators
Order for putting on PPE:
gown
mask
goggles
gloves
Order for taking off PPE:
gloves
goggles
gown
mask
Wear gloves when there is a potential contact with ____, _____, ______, _______ or _______
blood
body fluids
mucous membranes
nonintact skin
contaminated equipment
How to remove gloves properly
the first glove, pull the wrist section of the glove towards the fingers, turning the glove inside out as it is removed. Place the removed glove in the hand still wearing a glove. Pull the second glove off like the first and you should have both gloves inside out as it is removed
How to remove a gown properly
Remove your gloves, untie the strings, pull the gown forward from the shoulders using the neck strings, grab the inside shoulder seams, pull it off the arms and turn it inside out as it is removed
Wear a facemask to protect nose and mouth during times where contact with ______ and sprays of _____ or _____ is possible.
respiratory secretions
blood
body fluids
Wear eye protection during times where contact with ______ and sprays of _____ or ______ is possible
respiratory secretions
blood
body fluids
used to protect others from germs in patients that have stool incontinence, draining wounds and/or skin lesions that cannot be covered or uncontrolled secretions
contact precautions
enteric diseases
difficile, rotavirus, norovirus
wound and skin infections
MRSA, VRE, scabies, impetigo
used to protect others from germs in the patient’s nose, mouth, throat, and lungs
Droplet precautions
_____ precautions are used with patients suspected infection and that exhibit sneezing, coughing, or spitting
droplet
______ precautions are used for patients with pneumonia, influenza, adenovirus, mumps, rubella, meningitis, bordatella pertussis
Droplet precautions
Droplet precautions PPE
wear a facemask for close contact with the patient
wear gloves when touching the patient and items in the patient’s immediate environment
wear a gown or goggles if excessive spraying of respiratory fluids is anticipated
patient should wear a facemask when exiting the exam room