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isolation question

im confused.

shingles

chicken pox

vericella

what type of isolation?

just looking for a quick answer, thanks guys

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contact precaution? that what ya lookin for?

those are all airborne diseases--therefore they need to be under airborne precautions

hm.. i just googled all three and its through airborne, droplet, OR contact... so.. were any of those options?

They fall under airborne precautions (If there is a pt that has shingles and a nurse has never had chicken pox she/he can't take care of them. Neither can a pregnant nurse because it will harm the fetus).

all airborne....just remember mtv-airborne. measles, tb, varicella (chickenpox, shingles)

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all airborne....just remember mtv-airborne. measles, tb, varicella (chickenpox, shingles)

hmm, i remember seeing somewhere that after shingles have crusted over they are no longer contagious (somewhere in kaplans qbank). i know for sure that varicella/chickenpox is airborne isolation, but shingles im guessing is contact? even though its the same virus? let me rephrase the original question then...

so shingles, contact or airborne? a lot of you are saying airborne, so if anybody else disagrees please feel free to add input. thanks

yes, i do agree to everyone that infection diseases/isolation its a big thing in nclex.

airborne precaution (single room) mask

"mtv" stand for :

m- measles (rubeola)

t- tb ( room need to be negative airflow/ultraviolet germicide irradiation) use respirator mask

v- disseminated varilla zoster (chicken pox, herpes zoster, singles, small fox) add contact precaution gloves, and gown

pt. wear mask when leaving room

droplet precaution (private room and can have roomate) mask

"dearpmsi" stand for:

d- diptheria

e- epiglottits

a- adenoviros

r- rubella

p- pertussis

p- pneumonia

p- pharyngitis

p- parvovirus

m- mumps

m- meningitis ( add gown )

s- sepsis

s- scarlet fever

i- influenza

pt. wear mask when leaving the room

standard (private room and can have roommates) gown and gloves

c-diff

respiratory syncytial virus (rsv)

vre

mrsa

skin infection ( ["dipps" stand for diptheria, impetigo, pediculosis, sacbies, staphyloccus add mask)

transport w/ clean sheet fully cover

good luck and i hope this will help you guys to study.

yes, i do agree to everyone that infection diseases/isolation its a big thing in nclex.

airborne precaution (single room) mask

"mtv" stand for :

m- measles (rubeola)

t- tb ( room need to be negative airflow/ultraviolet germicide irradiation) use respirator mask

v- disseminated varilla zoster (chicken pox, herpes zoster, singles, small fox) add contact precaution gloves, and gown

sars

pt. wear mask when leaving room

droplet precaution (private room and can have roomate) mask

"dearpmsi" stand for:

d- diptheria

e- epiglottits

a- adenoviros

r- rubella

p- pertussis

p- pneumonia

p- pharyngitis

p- parvovirus

m- mumps

m- meningitis ( add gown )

s- sepsis

s- scarlet fever

i- influenza

pt. wear mask when leaving the room

standard (private room and can have roommates) gown and gloves

c-diff

respiratory syncytial virus (rsv)

vre

mrsa

skin infection ( ["dipps" stand for diptheria, impetigo, pediculosis, sacbies, staphyloccus add mask)

transport w/ clean sheet fully cover

good luck and i hope this will help you guys to study.

lpn:saint:

Are you saying C-Diff can have roommates? We have to gown, glove and then scrub with soap and water for C-Diff pts. Am i reading this incorrectly?

yes, you read it right.

yes, i do agree to everyone that infection diseases/isolation its a big thing in nclex.

airborne precaution (single room) mask

"mtv" stand for :

m- measles (rubeola)

t- tb ( room need to be negative airflow/ultraviolet germicide irradiation) use respirator mask

v- disseminated varilla zoster (chicken pox, herpes zoster, singles, small fox) add contact precaution gloves, and gown

pt. wear mask when leaving room

droplet precaution (private room and can have roomate) mask

"dearpmsi" stand for:

d- diptheria

e- epiglottits

a- adenoviros

r- rubella

p- pertussis

p- pneumonia

p- pharyngitis

p- parvovirus

m- mumps

m- meningitis ( add gown )

s- sepsis

s- scarlet fever

i- influenza

pt. wear mask when leaving the room

standard (private room and can have roommates) gown and gloves

c-diff

respiratory syncytial virus (rsv)

vre

mrsa

skin infection ( ["dipps" stand for diptheria, impetigo, pediculosis, sacbies, staphyloccus add mask)

transport w/ clean sheet fully cover

good luck and i hope this will help you guys to study.

wow, thank you sooooooo much. this is deff. going 2 help me on my nclex.

hmm, i remember seeing somewhere that after shingles have crusted over they are no longer contagious (somewhere in kaplans qbank). i KNOW for sure that varicella/chickenpox is airborne isolation, but shingles im guessing is contact? even though its the same virus? let me rephrase the original question then...

so shingles, contact or airborne? a lot of you are saying airborne, so if anybody else disagrees please feel free to add input. thanks

when you have isolation precautions and have to apply airborne for example, that means airborne is the strictest precaution on that particular disease on how it is communicable, BUT airborne precautions can also be contact also....for example chickenpox, shingles. AIRBORNE-STRICTEST, CONTACT-LESS STRICT....soooo the nurse would have on her special mask PLUS gown and gloves. airborne and contact would be posted on the door and charts.

so in a nutshell chickenpox and shingles follow the same isolation protocols AIRBONE if the question only has one choice. but airbone, contact, standard, for multiple choices

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