Infection Control

[pogi]

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.

AIRBORNE

Chicken Pox (Varicella), Disseminated Varicella Zoster, Measles (Rubeola), Tuberculosis

DROPLET

Adenovirus, Diptheria- Pharyngeal, Epiglottitis- HIB, Influenza, Meningitis- HIB, Mumps, Parovirus B19, Pertussis, Pharyngitis- Streptococcal, Pneumonia- HIB, Pneumonia- Meningococcal, Pneumonia- Mycoplasma, Pneumonia- Strep A, Rhinovirus, Rubella, Scarlet Fever, Sepsis

CONTACT

Bronchiolitis, C. Difficile,Congenital Rubella, Conjunctivitis, Cutaneous Diptheria, Hepatitis A, Herpes Simplex, Impetigo, MRSA. Parainfluenza? per CDC, Pediculosis, Poliomyelitis, Rotavirus, RSV, Scabies, Shingles (Varicella Zoster), Staphylococcus Skin Infection, Streptococcus Skin Infection, VRE Skin Infection

STANDARD

Botulism, Cellulitis, Colorado Tick Fever, Cytomegalovirus, Dengue Fever, E. Barr/Mononucleosis, Enterobiasis (Pinworm), Kawasaki, Legionnaires Disease, Lyme Disease, Meningitis- Strep Pneumoniae, Norovirus, Pneumocystis Carinii, Pneumonia- Viral, Rabies, Reye's Syndrome, Rheumatic Fever, Roseola, Tapeworm, Tetorifice, Tinea (Ringworm) per CDC, Toxoplasmosis, Tularemia, West Nile Fever, Yellow Fever

Miscellaneous

SARS- A,C,D; Smallpox- A, C; Viral Hemorrhagic Fever- D,C?

[Pedsnurze]

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 :)

THIS is Grrrrrrrrrrrrreat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scherie88]

Did you look up all of the diseases and their signs and symptoms? I know some, but not all..I wonder if I should look all of these up to see what labs, ssx and other criteria that could be associated?

Oh God bless you for sharing this, and especially THANKS to the person who made it!

[jijivinu]

Thats good. thanks..