Infection Control ... how to study for this???

I had a lot of this information on the NCLEX, I would make sure you have a good understanding of dropplet, airborn, contact and standard precaustions........after this then look up common diagnosis and what precaustions need to be taken (TB-is airborn and one needs a special mask to enter room, private room, and neg pressure room)...........Let me know if I can help any more

I found a great web site for infection control,

http://info.med.yale.edu/ynhh/infection/ Use to home page for each new type of I.C. and the arrows on the top right to get futher info on ea. I.C.

This site made I.C. sooooo simple.

Hope it helps. Take care,

April:cheers:

IN my Saunders 3rd edition, its under chapter 16, Providing a Safe Environment, Hope this helps

Denise, RN

Great site Hytiide, thanks for sharing the link. It has alot of good info:)

Thank you so much !!!

You guys are always so supportive.

Your welcome,

Hey, what comes around goes around.

Good luck all!

April:)

I found a great web site for infection control,

http://info.med.yale.edu/ynhh/infection/ Use to home page for each new type of I.C. and the arrows on the top right to get futher info on ea. I.C.

This site made I.C. sooooo simple.

Hope it helps. Take care,

April:cheers:

HYTIIDE,

Whoever you are, I would like to THANK YOU for that link.. I just took the NCLEX today and there were tons and tons of INECTION CONTROL... without your help, I would've sucked really bad.. I finished with 75 qs.... If I do pass, I would like to treat you or anything:lol2: ... I'm just happy that you showed me that site and I was able to answer the infection control qs with ease..... THANKS THANKS THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah...I'm with ya wasabi, I took it earlier this week and had a lot of that stuff, so anyone who is studying for NCLEX, take heed. :)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_tableI.html

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/infectioncontrol/

I found these two sites the day before I tested...thank God!! I had at least five questions that I know I got right because I spent a few minutes going over this material.

I just took the nclex pn on monday and I also had alot of infection control. I wonder if things like this are by design or chance? So like mitchsmom said take heed and know your infection control! ( I did pass my boards)

I found a great web site for infection control,

http://info.med.yale.edu/ynhh/infection/ Use to home page for each new type of I.C. and the arrows on the top right to get futher info on ea. I.C.

This site made I.C. sooooo simple.

Hope it helps. Take care,

April:cheers:

Thanks so much for the great website!! I thought I had a good understanding of infection control to begin with, but this was EXTREMELY helpful! Hopefully it will work out when I take the NCLEX on 7/18!! Thanks again for the great tip!!!

Hi all--

When I took the Kaplan review there were questions regarding h. inlfuenza, and they state that the precautions are droplet for infants and children but STANDARD for adults. They told us that the NCLEX uses the CDC guidelines. On this link it does specify adult as standard and infant /children as droplet for h. influenza pneumonia, but not for meningitis....

I'm not sure if this helps or is more confusing. My thinking is if I get any qs. that describes the symptoms of meningitis, I would place on droplet unless the question actually states the infecting organism. I hope this is right!

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_appendixA.html

Good luck to us all! I take it on Monday!