by kgh31386

I'm reading up on infection control, and I'm just wondering really..I have yet to take the NCLEX, what can they possibly ask 30-40 times about infection control?? I was reading that pts in droplet and contact isolation can be roomed together as long as they have the same disease. On the NCLEX, they give you a list of pts with diseases I assume, and they ask who can room with who? Wouldn't there only be one combination to that, or is there more to the question than that? I'm worried because I don't know what to expect.

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I had questions about what ppe you would wear in rooms with certain diseases like tb or aids....also what pts should room together and a few questions about positive and negative pressure ventilation in rooms

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Originally Posted by slmeloy

I had questions about what ppe you would wear in rooms with certain diseases like tb or aids....also what pts should room together and a few questions about positive and negative pressure ventilation in rooms

I got the same type of questions. What to wear, who can room together, what precautions to take during transport, and the whole negative pressure thing too.

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How do you determine who can room together? I still thought only people with the same disorder(TB), can room together. Or can you mix certain pts with different infections??

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Originally Posted by kgh31386

How do you determine who can room together? I still thought only people with the same disorder(TB), can room together. Or can you mix certain pts with different infections??

The CDC has a great site for this.....standard, droplet, contact, airborne precautions. U also have to consider those pts whom r immunosuppressed already and those that have been on prescribed Tx, ie, when it is safe to place those with other pts. Look for the distractors in the question.

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This is the one that cause my failure i guess. I wish they have a book on this so called INFECTION CONTROL. Its so damn hard and confusing with all this type of diseases. They have it on SATA too not only multiple choice..Is there a CDC book for this..? Please

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that's what I'm wondering though, how do I determine who can be with whom if they give me a list of 6 people all with something different and nasty sounding?

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Thanks to smn2009 for doing this thread http://allnurses.com/nclex-discussio...ls-405130.html