Nursing Students NCLEX
Published Jun 27, 2008
im confused.
shingles
chicken pox
vericella
what type of isolation?
just looking for a quick answer, thanks guys
Surgical_RN08
177 Posts
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
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
Jazzy_nurse_SF
335 Posts
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.
NY2008
101 Posts
don't forget: rn wear n95 mask to care pts in airborne precautions.
december2905
217 Posts
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?
NurseKatie08, MSN
754 Posts
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 maskv- disseminated varilla zoster (chicken pox, herpes zoster, singles, small fox) add contact precaution gloves, and gownpt. wear mask when leaving roomdroplet precaution (private room and can have roomate) mask "dearpmsi" stand for:d- diptheriae- epiglottitsa- adenovirosr- rubellap- pertussisp- pneumoniap- pharyngitisp- parvovirusm- mumpsm- meningitis ( add gown )s- sepsiss- scarlet feveri- influenzapt. wear mask when leaving the roomstandard (private room and can have roommates) gown and glovesc-diffrespiratory syncytial virus (rsv)vremrsaskin 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.
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.
ChristineN, BSN, RN
3,465 Posts
which infection warrants respiratory isolation?a. chickenpoxb. impetigoc. measlesthe answer is c. i thought chickenpox is also respiratory? airborne in particularwhen 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).
Silverdragon102, BSN
1 Article; 39,477 Posts
has this come out of a book. please remember terms of service and copyright laws
love-d-OR
542 Posts
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.
runnerbe
139 Posts
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.
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.
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.
NICU_JULY
4 Posts
Shingles--aka herpes zoster, if disseminated, it's airborne, but if crusted, it's no longer contagious!
Hope it helps!
RNFutureRN
23 Posts
I didnt think nurses have to wear N95 masks for droplet precautions...can anyone clear this up?