Isolation mnemonics??

Hello,

I do not have any mnemonics for you but the only thing I have found necessary to figure out what sort of isolation a patient should be in is an understanding of his or her disease process. Your studies in common infectious diseases and their transmission should make a dent more than rote memorization.

I thing your idea is fine......however I know I could never remember something like that. Maybe it is just me?

When I worked in an acute care hospital we had laminated go to cards for each type of isolation. Along with a list of the different illnesses and which type of isolation they would require, along with which ones needed to be reported to the CDC.

I think it would be better to beg, borrow, or steal something like that instead of hoping you didn't forget a part of your mnemonic.

My search works. This is from someone that said she had copied it from another post:

My Chicken Hez TB---Spiderman---Mrs. Wee. Its how you remember the mnemonics for isolation precautions.

AIRBORNE(private room, negative pressure, DOOR CLOSED, N-95)

My - Measles( Rubeola)

Chicken - Chicken pox

Hez - Herpes zoster (shingles)

TB - Tuberculosis

DROPLET - Just remember SPIDERMAN (private room or with pt with same infection, 3ft between infected person and visitors/patients, DOOR CAN BE OPEN, mask with transport)

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

I would add...My STUPID chicken hez TB... Measles, SARS, Chicken pox, Herpes Zoster or shingles but only if disseminated!! And Tb.

This was so helpful on NCLEX, it saved my butt!

KneKno - THAT is what I had seen. THANK YOU! And I've learned that I can search - but only with IE, not chrome. But thanks for taking the time to post that for me :)

Thank you, this is great!