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

regular mask for droplet...N95 for airborne

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Outpatient Pediatrics, IBCLC.

I have had patients share rooms where one had c. diff, but then it pretty much ALWAYS turned into 2 patients w/c. diff!!! Kinda silly for those pt's to share toilets!!!!!

Thank you soooo much for the acronyms, I am a big fan of them and I take my NCLEX this Thurs!!!

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I've always read that patients can be roommates if they have the same thing (i.e. MRSA can only share with another MRSA patient).

But here's a question for you - if two patients have two different types of pneumonia, can they still share a room?

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No, it must be the same organism.

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Specializes in ICU.
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.

thanks runnerbe for posting this.

just a clarification. did you mean "contact" precautions when you said "standard" precautions in your posting?

thanks again!

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Specializes in Med/Surg <1; Epic Certified <1.

Might sound silly -- but what about Hep A?

A fellow classmate and I were discussing whether this person would be on some kind of contact precautions.

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Specializes in ICU.
Might sound silly -- but what about Hep A?

A fellow classmate and I were discussing whether this person would be on some kind of contact precautions.

Contact precautions if the patient has diarrhea. Otherwise standard precautions with good hand washing techniques would be enough. But it is MY opinion! Not definitely sure.

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most effective way to prevent

hepatitis A - handwashing

hepatitis B - hepatitis B vaccine

both are STANDARD precaution..if incontinent or has diarrhea, contact

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if a patient has bacterial meningitis, i know that we need to use DROPLET precaution. do we also need to include contact? if yes, please explain why..i'm confuse and im testing soon!!!

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C-diff patients can be with other c-diff patients

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

yes its " contact "

thanks runnerbe for posting this.

just a clarification. did you mean "contact" precautions when you said "standard" precautions in your posting?

thanks again!

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

yes its " contact " precautions

thanks runnerbe for posting this.

just a clarification. did you mean "contact" precautions when you said "standard" precautions in your posting?

thanks again!

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