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.
gibson0726
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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