8/6/24, 7:56 AM
Jeremiah
Jere
Fundamentals NURS 200 Final
Terms in this set (437)
Practices and procedures to reduce the risk Medical Asepsis
of infection, including, but not limited to:
hand hygiene, environmental cleaning and
barrier techniques
Sterile technique to prevent infection of a Surgical Asepsis
surgical wound that includes procedures to
prohibit the presence of pathogens from the
client, medical personnel, equipment, and
surgical environment. 100% free of
microorganisms
Isolation precautions comprise standard, Isolation Precaustion
contact, airborne, and droplet precautions in
addition to protective environments for
immunocompromised clients. The goal is to
eliminate or reduce infection transmission
from one person to another. Create barriers
between people & germs.
• Standard/Universal
• Contact
What are the types of isolation precautions? • Droplet
• Airborne
• Reverse Isolation
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*1st tier.
Fundamentals NURS 200 Final • Include a group of infection prevention practices
that apply to all patients, regardless of suspects or
confirmed infection status, in any setting in which
healthcare is delivered.
• These include: hand hygiene; use of gloves, gown,
mask, eye protection, or face shield.
• Standard precautions are applied to the care of all
clients in all health care settings, regardless of
suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious
agent.
• Used with blood, blood products, body fluids,
secretions, excretions (except sweat), nonintact skin,
and mucous membranes.
Includes:
• Hand hygiene
• Use of gloves, gown, mask, and face shields
What is universal/standard precaution?
• Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette
• Safe injection practices
• WASH hands FIRST. Hand hygiene before and
after client contact
• Masks, eye protection, and face shields are
required when care might involve splashing or
spraying blood or body fluids
• Clean gloves used when at risk for contamination
for nurse or patient
• Sturdy moisture-resistant bag for soiled items
• Properly clean all equipment
• Bag soiled linen
Diseases:
• HIV
• Hepatitis B and C
• CMV
• Asperillosis
*2nd tier
• Addresses isolation precautions which are based
on
the mode of transmission. The three are contact,
droplet, and airborne.
• Thoroughly perform hand hygiene before and
What is transmission-based precaustions? after learning room of a client in isolation
• Properly dispose of contaminated supplies and
equipment according to agency policy
• Apply knowledge of mode of infection when using
PPE
• Protect all persons from exposure during transport
of an infected client outside of iso room.
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Contact Precaution
Fundamentals NURS 200 Final
• Direct Contact: the care and handling of
contaminated body fluids.
What type of precaution is needed for direct • Indirect Contact: the transfer of an infectious
physical (person-person) or Indirect (object- organism through contaminated intermediate object
person like fecal-oral transmission) contact (contaminated instruments or hands of HCW)
within 3 ft.?
Ex:
▪ C-diff, shigella, wound infections, herpes, impetigo,
scabies, multi-drug resistant
▪ C-diff (bubbles & bleach), MRSA
• Don: Gown & Gloves
• Doff: Gloves & Gown
What PPE is needed for Contact Precaution?
• Private room or shared room with pt’s who have
the same infection
• Patient room door can remain open
What patient conditions require patients to
be on Contact Precaution?
Droplet Precaution
• Used to prevent the spread of pathogens that are
passed through respiratory secretions and do not
survive for long in transit. These droplets are
relatively large particles that cannot travel through
What type of precaution is needed for the air very far. They are transmitted through
droplets larger than 5 mcg within 3-6 ft? coughing, sneezing, and talking.
Ex:
▪ Strep pharyngitis or pneumonia, Haemophilus
influenza type B, scarlet fever, rubella, pertussis,
mumps, sepsis, pneumonic plague
• Don: Gown, Surgical Mask, Gloves
• Doff: Gloves, Gown, Surgical Mask
What PPE is needed for Droplet Precaution?
• Private room or shared room with pt’s who have
the same infectious disease
• Patient room door can remain open
What patient conditions require patients to
be on Droplet Precaution?
3/22
Jeremiah
Jere
Fundamentals NURS 200 Final
Terms in this set (437)
Practices and procedures to reduce the risk Medical Asepsis
of infection, including, but not limited to:
hand hygiene, environmental cleaning and
barrier techniques
Sterile technique to prevent infection of a Surgical Asepsis
surgical wound that includes procedures to
prohibit the presence of pathogens from the
client, medical personnel, equipment, and
surgical environment. 100% free of
microorganisms
Isolation precautions comprise standard, Isolation Precaustion
contact, airborne, and droplet precautions in
addition to protective environments for
immunocompromised clients. The goal is to
eliminate or reduce infection transmission
from one person to another. Create barriers
between people & germs.
• Standard/Universal
• Contact
What are the types of isolation precautions? • Droplet
• Airborne
• Reverse Isolation
1/22
,8/6/24, 7:56 AM
*1st tier.
Fundamentals NURS 200 Final • Include a group of infection prevention practices
that apply to all patients, regardless of suspects or
confirmed infection status, in any setting in which
healthcare is delivered.
• These include: hand hygiene; use of gloves, gown,
mask, eye protection, or face shield.
• Standard precautions are applied to the care of all
clients in all health care settings, regardless of
suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious
agent.
• Used with blood, blood products, body fluids,
secretions, excretions (except sweat), nonintact skin,
and mucous membranes.
Includes:
• Hand hygiene
• Use of gloves, gown, mask, and face shields
What is universal/standard precaution?
• Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette
• Safe injection practices
• WASH hands FIRST. Hand hygiene before and
after client contact
• Masks, eye protection, and face shields are
required when care might involve splashing or
spraying blood or body fluids
• Clean gloves used when at risk for contamination
for nurse or patient
• Sturdy moisture-resistant bag for soiled items
• Properly clean all equipment
• Bag soiled linen
Diseases:
• HIV
• Hepatitis B and C
• CMV
• Asperillosis
*2nd tier
• Addresses isolation precautions which are based
on
the mode of transmission. The three are contact,
droplet, and airborne.
• Thoroughly perform hand hygiene before and
What is transmission-based precaustions? after learning room of a client in isolation
• Properly dispose of contaminated supplies and
equipment according to agency policy
• Apply knowledge of mode of infection when using
PPE
• Protect all persons from exposure during transport
of an infected client outside of iso room.
2/22
, 8/6/24, 7:56 AM
Contact Precaution
Fundamentals NURS 200 Final
• Direct Contact: the care and handling of
contaminated body fluids.
What type of precaution is needed for direct • Indirect Contact: the transfer of an infectious
physical (person-person) or Indirect (object- organism through contaminated intermediate object
person like fecal-oral transmission) contact (contaminated instruments or hands of HCW)
within 3 ft.?
Ex:
▪ C-diff, shigella, wound infections, herpes, impetigo,
scabies, multi-drug resistant
▪ C-diff (bubbles & bleach), MRSA
• Don: Gown & Gloves
• Doff: Gloves & Gown
What PPE is needed for Contact Precaution?
• Private room or shared room with pt’s who have
the same infection
• Patient room door can remain open
What patient conditions require patients to
be on Contact Precaution?
Droplet Precaution
• Used to prevent the spread of pathogens that are
passed through respiratory secretions and do not
survive for long in transit. These droplets are
relatively large particles that cannot travel through
What type of precaution is needed for the air very far. They are transmitted through
droplets larger than 5 mcg within 3-6 ft? coughing, sneezing, and talking.
Ex:
▪ Strep pharyngitis or pneumonia, Haemophilus
influenza type B, scarlet fever, rubella, pertussis,
mumps, sepsis, pneumonic plague
• Don: Gown, Surgical Mask, Gloves
• Doff: Gloves, Gown, Surgical Mask
What PPE is needed for Droplet Precaution?
• Private room or shared room with pt’s who have
the same infectious disease
• Patient room door can remain open
What patient conditions require patients to
be on Droplet Precaution?
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