Airborne vs. Droplet Precautions

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HELP!!!!!!!!I'm having some trouble with these two types of precautions.

-Do you wear mask, gown and gloves for both?

-Is TB Droplet or Airborne?

-Do you only have to wear goggles if there is a splash risk?

-Does anyone know which type of precautions Rubella and Rubeola are? (airborne I think).

-Whats the order in which you take off your PPE? (Gloves, gown, then mask?)

Thank you so much! ? I don't have my text books with me right now, so I can't look anything up......

Specializes in Neonatal ICU.

this is all you ever need to know for the nclex. i found it somewhere here on allnurses, but don't know who originally posted it.

airborne precaution

my - measles

chicken - chickenpox

hez - herpes zoster (disseminated)

tb - tb

private room

negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges per hour

uv

mask

n95 mask for tb

droplet precaution

think of spiderman!

s - sepsis

s - scarlet fever

s - streptococcal pharyngitis

p - parvovirus b19

p - pertussis

p - pneumonia

i - influenza

d - diptheria (pharyngeal)

e - epiglottitis

r - rubella

m - mumps

m - meningitis

m - mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia

an - adenovirus

private room

mask

contact precaution

mrs.wee

m - multidrug resistant organism

r - respiratory infection - rsv

s - skin infections

w - wound infections

e - enteric infections - clostridium defficile

e - eye infections

skin infections:

v - varicella zoster

c - cutaneous diptheria

h - herpes simplex

i - impetigo

p - pediculosis

s - scabies, staphylococcus

private room

gloves

gown

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thanx... you are a lifesaver. they are easier to remember now. thanx again.:redpinkhe

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Droplet --- requires close contact (typically within 3 feet or less) between the source client and a susceptible person.

Use of a standard surgical mask within 3 feet of the client is required.

Respiratory droplets are generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, or during procedures such as suctioning, endotracheal intubation, cough induction by chest physiotherapy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Airborne --- microorganisms dispersed over long distances that remain infective over time and distance.

Infectious agents remain active in the air over a long period of time and are dispersed over long distances by air currents, which are inhaled by susceptible individuals.

Preventing the spread of airborne pathogens requires the use of special air handling and ventilation systems wearing respiratory protection with NIOSH-certified N95 or higher level respirator for all health care workers.

source: NCSBN

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Can someone explain the "UV" in airborne precautions. Is that we treat with UV rays, a type of mask? Thanks.

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

Rubeola (measles) = airborne.

Rubella (German measles; I always remember "I was the bell at the German ball") = droplet.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

droplet - when someone coughs or breathes and the spray drops within 3-6'.

airborne - when someone coughs or breathes and the spray is light enough to take flight and go all over the place

Contact - when you have to touch it to get infected

Look at the cdc.gov website for more info

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This is for help of those who wants to know the sequence of donning PPE:

http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/ppe/PPEslides6-29-04.pdf

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