contact precaution vital question !!

[ladyD123]

Hi everyone,

I need some clarification on contact precaution, many have asked this question in this forum, but still the answer is not cleared.

In contact precaution, do you keep vital signs eqiupment [stetescope, thermometer, sphigmomanometer] in the client room and only for that client?

Again, do you use protective mask to cover the mouth and nose of a patient on contact, droplet and airborne precautions when transporting ?

I will appreciate it if this question is anwered.

Thanks.

[nicenrse]

Im pretty sure that for the vitals equipment.....that stays in the pts room and is only used for that pt. As for the mask while transporting....not sure about that one but I would think having the pt wear a mask for droplet/airborn during transport would make sense.

[UNIVERSAL NURSE]

The way to remember it as far as the equipment goes.

If it is for contact precautions the patient in the nclex world is in their own room. The equipment stays in that room and for that patient. Leave it there. Simple.

As far as transferring patients. Contact precautions it is best to put a mask on the patient. Now important to remember Airborne precautions what protects the nurse is the N-95 mask when dealing with TB. TB, TB, TB.

[Dream32]

I also have a question about infection control. I will be retesting in May and was wondering waht do you do if the question is asking aboutlike droplet precautions and more than one of the answer choices is correct?! THanks in advance.

[UNIVERSAL NURSE]

Always go with the hierarchy ex. many are standard precautions and contact precautions go with Contact, or droplet precaution and airbourne precautions go with airbourne = anothers go with the most protection

[caliotter3]

I also have a question about infection control. I will be retesting in May and was wondering waht do you do if the question is asking aboutlike droplet precautions and more than one of the answer choices is correct?! THanks in advance.

As with all questions, when completely stumped, try to eliminate answers or reason them out. Then if you are still looking at more than one answer, make your best educated guess and move on. Biggest mistake is to waste too much time on a question that you can't come to a definitive choice on.

[pauline0276]

As far as transferring patients. Contact precautions it is best to put a mask on the patient. Now important to remember Airborne precautions what protects the nurse is the N-95 mask when dealing with TB. TB, TB, TB.

i think in transferring a TB patient, like for radio exam, patient can wear surgical mask and the nurse uses N95 mask. Am i right?

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

To the OP: yes, and yes.

Edit: Pts on airborne precautions wear a mask for transport. Pts on contact precautions have a yellow gown placed over the sheet for transport at my hospital.

[ladyD123]

THank you all for your contributions so far.

I was searching about this topic last night on the internet, and learnt that a patient on droplet and airborne precausion should wear a surgical mask when transporting, still searching for a patient on contact precaution.

thanks for sharing, Good luck.