Isolation review 2

it's droplet

DROPLET

Droplet Precautions

Droplet Precaution are used to prevent the transmission of infections that are transmitted by bacteria or other

organisms that can be transmitted by means of inhalation of large particle droplets that are produced when

coughing, sneezing, or talking. Use this type of precautions for:

• Meningitis, meningococcemia and meningococcal pneumonia for 24 hours after the initiation of

appropriate therapy.

• Influenza-duration of illness

• Mumps- for 9 days after the onset of swelling

• Parvovirus-duration of illness

• Rubella-for 7 days after onset of rash

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According to the mnuenominc meningococcal meningitis is droplet precautions, but according to PDA it's contact? Help me out here? Thanks in advance for any responses!!

both answers are correct, Droplet and contact should be used

don't be confuse with "bacterial" type of meningitis its Standard

How about the Contact precaution? The basic protection is gloves? Right?

How about the gown? Can it be used in contact precautions too? Or it depends on the situation/question where there are body contacts with the patient and you will encounter choices like use Contact precaution:

a. gloves

b. gloves and gown

STANDARD: Handwashing - this applies to each client contact, usually an initial action

- Toxic Shock Syndrome

- Infectious Mononucleosis/Kissing Dissing Dse (can be direct intimate contact)

- Tetorifice

- Hep B & HIV (+Blood Prec)

- Kawasaki Dse

- Lyme's Dse

- Cytomegalovirus

CONTACT: Private Room/Cohort; Gloves, Gown, can be w/ Goggles, depending on the situation

DROPLET: Private Room/Cohort, Mask

AIRBORNE: Private Room/Cohort (strictly), -pressurized room w/ 6-12 exchanges/hour, UV radiation, N96 mask for PTB, mask for client when leaving the room

AIRBORNE & CONTACT: - SARS, Bird Flu/H1N1, VRSA

PROTECTIVE ISOLATION: Strict Handwashing, Sterile sheets and linens, Gloves, Cap, Mask, Shoe Covers, Scrub clothes, Plastic aprons

-Burns

-Chemo patients/Immunosuppressed/AIDS

* based on my review using PDA, infection control mnemonics and other sources. Hope this helps.

Thank you!

my NCSBN course has SARS as droplet precautions?

SARS is Airborne and Contact Precautions with goggles over eyes accdg to HURST.

Respiratory droplets is the infective material

Ya was reading Exam cram by pearson and its airborne for SARS

Though the infection control mnemonics that are popular here in allnurses are a terrific study aids to remember precautions, I think everyone should be mindful that they aren't strictly exclusive.

For example: While chickenpox is commonly known for being airborne precautions, it is also contact precautions.

Another example would be diptheria--which is both droplet and contact precautions.