NCLEX ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS

NCLEX ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS

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NCLEX EXAM PREVIEW

110 terms kandykat1012Preview Prioritization NCLEX questions 28 terms madisoncastello Preview 75 Free NCLEX Questions - c/o Brilli...75 terms carey47Preview NCLEX 37 terms Tiny standard precaution

• handwashing
• gloves

putting on PPE

• gown
• mask
• goggles
• gloves

removing ppe

• gloves first!!
• googles
• gown
• mask (protect your airway)
• hand hygiene

contact precaution . private room (if not available, place in room who has the SAME microorganism) LIke illnesses together

• limit pt transport
• gloves and handwashing
• gown

airborne precaution

Room condition:

• neg pressure room

-keep door closed -private room Limit transporting pt. if transport, place a surgical mask on the pt

Resporatory Protection: N95 mask

droplet precaution

• involves contact of the conjunctivae or mucous membranes

-coughing, sneezing talking , suctioning -transmission require close contact (3ft or less) and not suspednded in the air private room wear mask when working within 3 ft of the pt limit transporting pt, need to place surgical mask on the pt when transporting HIV standard (transmission via blood) Multi-drug resistent organism (MRSA, VRE, ESBL, resistent pneumoniae) contact Candidiasis standard varicella zoster (chicken pox) airborne AND contact

• Diff

contact Mono (infectious mononucleosis standard - "kissing disease" - direct contact with saliva (avoid using same cups) *has enlarged spleen!! AVOID contact sports

Mumps droplet for 9days - swollen throat - spreads through infected saliva (coughing, sneezing) rubeola (Measles) airborne Rubella drolet meninogocoocall meninigtitis droplet for 24 hrs impetigo "school sore"

• bacterial infection caused by strepp

contact isolation for 24 hrs- high contagious blisters around the mouth, face in children typcially seasonal influ droplet TB airborn rotavirus contact - severe watery diarrhea/ vomiting whooping cough (perfussis) droplet tetanus standard - not transmitted person to person E coli standard-.contact for diapered incontinent person

Herpes zoester (shingles) localized standard - b/c localized herpes zoster (shingles) disseminated disease airborne and contact RSV (respiratory synchytial virus) contact - transmitted via kissing the face of child lice (head) contact- up to 24 hrs lyme disease standard - not transmited person to person - bite from infected deer tick ; spread by animal/insects anthrax decontaminate!bird flu "avian flu" airborne and contact - bird flu from Asia and Middle East toxic shock syndrome standard "Red Man" syndrome with vancomycin admistration: causing neck and face to be flushed what is the cause and what should you do?

cuase: too fast of infusin

do: slow the rate of the vanco! DON'T STOP it

indivi caring for childrlen need to get pertussis vaccination!!!essential measures to prevent ventilator-associated- pneumonia

1. HOB 30-45

• assess readiness for extubation daily
• oral care with chlorhexidine solution daily

(pneumoco vaccine is against pneumoccoal pneumonia not ventialor related) n