Wk 1: Intro to Pt Care

Question 1

Alchohol Rubs vs Hand Washing

Answer 1

-equally effective except for C. Diff

Question 2

Wash in and wash out…

Answer 2

Every time you touch anything in a patient’s room AND between patients

Question 3

Wash and change gloves when…

Answer 3

moving from “not clean” activities to “clean” activities

Question 4

Precautions- Contact Isolation

Answer 4

-Infectious Agent (MRSA & VRE)
-single room or roomed with someone else w/ same infectious agent
-Pt may not be actively “sick”
-Pt must be gowned and gloved when leaving room
-PPE (gown and gloves) everyone who enters and every time you enter

Question 5

Precautions- Airborne

Answer 5

-TB or Chicken Pox (+contact)
-if pt leaves room, requires mask
-if TB: special negative air pressure room and ante room
-PPE (fitted N95, gown, gloves) before entering ante room
-Ante room then pt room, first door closed before opening second door, PPE

Question 6

Precautions- Droplet (Airborne+ or Contact+)

Answer 6

-Influenza
-PPE (mask, gown, goggles)