Infection Flashcards
1
Q
Standard precautions
A
wash hands
2
Q
Contact precautions
A
i. Standard
ii. Private room
iii. Gloves and gown– b4 entering room
iv. Disinfect all equipment
3
Q
Enteric Precautions
A
Contact precautions +
wash hands with soap and water
wash equipment with Cl
4
Q
Droplet precautions
A
a. Pathogens larger than 5 microns
i. Standard precautions
ii. Private room
iii. Face mask
iv. Goggles or face shield
5
Q
Airborne precautions
A
a. Pathogens smaller than 5 microns
i. Standard
ii. Don + doff outside of room
iii. Isolation room w/ negative pressure
6
Q
Neutropenic precautions
A
a. <1500 WBC
i. Washing hands before interacting with patient
ii. Mask
iii. Restriction on pt diet
iv. No fresh flowers
v. Restriction on visitors
