17 - ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS (WEEK 1) Flashcards
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A communicable disease is also called
Contagious disease
A disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; contagious disease
Communicable disease
Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions that may be harmful to others
Biohazardous waste
The clothing or equipment worn by the staff for protection against a hazard is
PPE
Isolation precautions are used to
Prevent the spread of communicable diseases
Standard Precautions are used
For any person whenever care is given
Gloves worn in Standard Precautions
Are changed before caring for another person
When you are working in a room with isolation precautions, you use clean and dry paper towels to
Turn faucets on and off
Wash your hands
After removing gloves
If you are alergic to latex gloves, you should
Wear latex-free gloves
Which principle do you need to remember about use of gloves when giving care
You may need more than 1 pair of gloves for a tasks
When removing gloves
Make sure that glove touches only glove
When you wear a gown for isolation precautions, the contaminated areas are
The gown front and sleeves
When you remove gown and gloves worn for isolation precautions, what step is done first?
Turn the gown inside out as it is removed
For which circumstance would it be most important to make sure that a box of tissues is within the person’s reach?
Person has respiratory symptoms and is on droplet precautions
when removing a mask, only the ties or elastic bands are touched because
The front of the mask is contaminated
when donning a gown, which is done first?
Tie the strings at the back of the neck
When removing PPE, what is done first?
Remove and discard the gloves
For which circumstance would you anticipate the need to wear an eye shield?
You are assisting a doctor to irrigate a contaminated wound.
when contaminated items are sent to the laundry or trash collection, bags are
Labeled with the biohazard symbol
Which nursing assistant has correctly collected a specimen from a person who is on transmission-based precautions?
Avoids contaminating the outside of the specimen container and the biohazard specimen bag
You are asked to transport to the x-ray department, the person is currently in Transmission-Based Precautions. Which questions is the most important to ask the nurse?
What type of PPE does the person need to wear?
When a person is in isolation, you can help to meet love, belonging, and self-esteem needs when you
Stop by often and say “hello” from the doorway.
When a child is in isolation, it may be helpful if
The child can hold and touch PPE (mask, eyewear)
