NCLEX infection control question

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Many have said that infection control is a big part of NCLEX. For anyone who has already taken the test, do I need to spend a lot of time on knowing what type of precautions are necessary for which diseases?

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I'd like to know this too!

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Many have said that infection control is a big part of NCLEX. For anyone who has already taken the test, do I need to spend a lot of time on knowing what type of precautions are necessary for which diseases?

This is a repost from the original thread:

AIRBORNE PRECAUTION

My - Measles

Chicken - Chickenpox

Hez - Herpes Zoster (Disseminated)

TB - TB

Private room

Negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges per hour

UV

Mask

N95 Mask for TB

DROPLET PRECAUTION

think of SPIDERMAN!

S - Sepsis

S - Scarlet fever

S - Streptococcal pharyngitis

P - Parvovirus B19

P - Pertussis

P - Pneumonia

I - Influenza

D - Diptheria (Pharyngeal)

E - Epiglottitis

R - Rubella

M - Mumps

M - Meningitis

M - Mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia

An - Adenovirus

Private room

Mask

CONTACT PRECAUTION

MRS.WEE

M - Multidrug resistant organism

R - Respiratory infection - RSV

S - Skin infections

W - Wound infections

E - Enteric infections - clostridium defficile

E - Eye infections

Skin Infections:

V - Varicella zoster

C - Cutaneous diptheria

H - Herpes simplex

I - Impetigo

P - Pediculosis

S - Scabies, Staphylococcus

Private room

Gloves

Gown

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If you have a day or two I would personally recommend Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment by LaCharity.

The questions on the book are tough, but it's an excellent review.

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Thanks souleater11 but that doesn't answer my question. :unsure: Tim, I have been using PDA but that still doesn't answer my question.

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I took the NCLEX today. The answer is a huge YES. KNOW what souleater11 posted, taken from this study guide: https://allnurses.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8687&d=1310076980

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i took the NCLEX today. had 75 questions but i can only remember like 2 or 3 about different precautions. better safe than sorry though since everyones test is different...

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Many have said that infection control is a big part of NCLEX. For anyone who has already taken the test, do I need to spend a lot of time on knowing what type of precautions are necessary for which diseases?

Definitely!

If Senor NCLEX discovers you don't know la infectiona, he will beat you like a human piñata with mucho mas like questions.

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Lol thanks! I need to work more on committing those to memory.

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