I know infection control threads have been done before, but I made a list and have included it below. If there are contradictions, please feel free to share. I used Saunders and CDC.
Some brilliant soul posted a series of mnemonics about infection control sometime ago. I'll pass it on because it's the only way I was able to correctly answer infection control questions on NCLEX!
AIRBORNE
My - Measles
Chicken - Chicken pox
Hez - Herpes zoster
TB - Tuberculosis
DROPLET - Just remember SPIDERMAN
Sepsis
Scarlet fever
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Pertussis
Parvovirus B19
Pneumonia
Influenza
Diptheria (pharyngeal)
Epiglottidis
Rubella
Mumps
Meningitis
Mycoplasma
Adenovirus
CONTACT - Remember MRS. WEE
Multiresistant drug organisms (MRSA, etc)
Respiratory infections (except those listed previously)
Skin infections
Wound infections
Enteric infections (C. Diff., etc)
Eye infections (conjunctivitis)
SKIN INFECTIONS - Remember VCHIPS
Varicella
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplex
Impetigo
Pediculosis (lice)
Scabies
Remember! Persons on airborne precautions must be in a negative pressure room and the door must be closed at ALL times! Persons on droplet precautions can have their room door open, however.
Hope this helps :)
Thank you so much! I read this a while back and couldn't find it yesterday!
wow God bless the brilliant minds whos willing to share their knowledge. i hope there are more mnemonics like these that makes it easier to understand and remember.
wow God bless the brilliant minds whos willing to share their knowledge. i hope there are more mnemonics like these that makes it easier to understand and remember.
I wish it were this easy to remember drugs! :bugeyes:
i have a question.. now if a pt is on droplet precaution, then what PPE is required? I know that gown and goggles / face shield are used when to avoid splashes or dressing drainages or trachs, but what if a nurse just wanted to listen to lung sounds and the patient was droplet... what would she wear?/.. im assuming, only gloves and mask? but what about the gown? is it needed?
i have a question.. now if a pt is on droplet precaution, then what PPE is required? I know that gown and goggles / face shield are used when to avoid splashes or dressing drainages or trachs, but what if a nurse just wanted to listen to lung sounds and the patient was droplet... what would she wear?/.. im assuming, only gloves and mask? but what about the gown? is it needed?
I would wear gloves but I hope someone else has a definite answer!!
i would wear a mask and a gloves just to be sure..ull never know when theyre going to cough/sneeze..and you always need a mask for droplet precautions..
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Thank you so much! I read this a while back and couldn't find it yesterday!