NCLEX - Oral Care Infection Control

[beberry]

If a patient is under STANDARD or CONTACT precautions, is it necessary to wear facial protection (mask, goggles, face shield, etc.) during oral care? Facial protective equipment is to be used when "splashes and sprays" are likely. Would this include 'technically' oral care (studying for the NCLEX)?

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

beberry, are you using some resources to help you study for NCLEX? I'm talking about practice questions that provide rationales, review courses, etc? If not, you would likely benefit from them, particularly something specific to infection control as all of your posts here so far deal with that topic.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Moved to the NCLEX forum.

[beberry]

Yes I have completed the HURST review, and used three other resources provided by my school. I haven't found anything this specific so I figured I would ask experienced nurses.

[Korosensei]

Try uworld. They have a section just for infection control. Practice those questions and read rationales.

if you're really serious about passing nclex, subscribe to uworld... All their questions are updated every week & closest to the real nclex. Most of their questions are level 2,3 difficulty. Just used uworld and pda to study nclex and stopped at 75. I did 75-150 questions a day. I went into nclex thinking this was was another one of uworlds practice exams... Actually easier than uworld.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I figured I would ask experienced nurses.

Since most experienced nurses do not practice in strict accordance with textbook rules or NCLEX guidelines, it is best to look to NCLEX-style resources for your answers.

The NCLEX world assumes perfect staffing, abundant supplies, seamless delegation, and acquirement of any physician's order that is needed. Real world nursing does not work in this manner.