isolation question

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im confused.

shingles

chicken pox

vericella

what type of isolation?

just looking for a quick answer, thanks guys

Specializes in Medical, Surgical.
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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Thanks everyone for the clarification. It helped me out, b/c I was still going over this in the book.

This has been on the exam before, when I took it last year. So, I know I will see it again.

:yawn:

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don't forget: rn wear n95 mask to care pts in airborne precautions.

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which infection warrants respiratory isolation?

a. chickenpox

b. impetigo

c. measles

the answer is c.

i thought chickenpox is also respiratory? airborne in particular

when they say respiratory, that includes airborne & droplet right?

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Transplant, Education.
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.

i have never seen c diff patients co-horted. nor should they be, as they need their own bathroom. at my hospital, they are contact (gown & gloves to enter room) precautions.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
which infection warrants respiratory isolation?

a. chickenpox

b. impetigo

c. measles

the answer is c.

i thought chickenpox is also respiratory? airborne in particular

when they say respiratory, that includes airborne & droplet right?

chicken pox would be the answer. i know you can transmit chicken pox via airborne, or droplets (so have to make sure to wear gloves if touching anything in the room).

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
which infection warrants respiratory isolation?

a. chickenpox

b. impetigo

c. measles

the answer is c.

i thought chickenpox is also respiratory? airborne in particular

when they say respiratory, that includes airborne & droplet right?

has this come out of a book. please remember terms of service and copyright laws

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Specializes in Transplant/Surgical ICU.

All resistant strains and C.diff are cause for contact isolation at the hospitals I have been to. Loved your acronym list runnerbe, but I wonder where you got it from? Is the information from a book? I ask because hospitals often do things differently, but that does not mean it is part of the standard. I know for a fact that the CDC has stated that nursing home patients with MRSA DO NOT have to be kept on isolation unless they are actively "shedding" the organism.

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Specializes in ER, TELE, ONCO, SUBACUTE, GERIATRICS.
all resistant strains and c.diff are cause for contact isolation at the hospitals i have been to. loved your acronym list runnerbe, but i wonder where you got it from? is the information from a book? i ask because hospitals often do things differently, but that does not mean it is part of the standard. i know for a fact that the cdc has stated that nursing home patients with mrsa do not have to be kept on isolation unless they are actively "shedding" the organism.

its been a long time i cannot remember what book .

the "dear pms" 1 i did that myself to easy to remember and so "mtv"s and so "dipss". i found out in a hard way its a big thing in nclex exams.

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Specializes in ER, TELE, ONCO, SUBACUTE, GERIATRICS.

its me again about isolation precaution

airborne precaution

need to be in single room .

some of this category/disseminated varicella zoster ( chicken pox, small fox, herpes zoster, singles) nurses need to wear gown and gloves.

patient wear mask when leaving the room.

droplet precaution

private room/cohort client meaning you can have roommate. nurses/visitors need to wear mask n95 or surgical mask.

patient wear mask when leaving the room.

standard precaution

private room/cohort client meaning you can have roommate.

nurses/visitors need to wear disposable gown, gloves.

patient cover w/ clean sheet like mummy style for transport

good luck everyone and don't forget to include me in your daily to pass our rn nclex.

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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

Shingles--aka herpes zoster, if disseminated, it's airborne, but if crusted, it's no longer contagious!

Hope it helps!

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I didnt think nurses have to wear N95 masks for droplet precautions...can anyone clear this up?

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