EXAM CONCLUDING REVIEW SHEET
PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED FULLY
VERIFIED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PASS
GUARANTEED
⩥ What are the modes of transmission for contact pathogens?.
Answer: - person to person;
- object to person (indirect contact w/an inanimate object);
- fecal-oral
⩥ What are the modes of transmission for airborne pathogens?.
Answer: - sneezing;
- coughing
⩥ What are the modes of transmission for droplet pathogens?.
Answer: - sneezing;
- coughing;
- talking
⩥ What are the modes of transmission for vector borne pathogens?.
,Answer: animals or insects; [e.g., ticks transmit Lyme disease and
mosquitoes transmit West Nile and malaria]
⩥ What PPE is required for *contact* precautions?.
Answer: - gloves + gowns;
- private room; [can cohort w/same infection, just as long as each client
has their own equipment]
⩥ What PPE is required for *airborne* precautions?.
Answer: - mask [N95 if TB];
- if splashing or spraying is a possible, wear full face protection
including eyes, nose, and mouth;
- negative pressure room;
- private room;
- mask on patient for transport
⩥ What PPE is required for *droplet* precautions?.
Answer: - mask
- private room; [can cohort w/same infection, just as long as each client
has their own equipment];
- mask on patient for transport
⩥ What is the difference between airborne and droplet precautions?.
, Answer: - *airborne* precautions protect against droplet infections
*smaller than 5 mcg*;
- *droplet* precautions protect against droplets *larger than 5 mcg and
travel 3 to 6 ft from the client*
⩥ What infections require *contact* precautions?.
Answer: Think MRS. WEE
M = multi-drug resistant organisms [e.g.,MRSA, VRSA];
R = respiratory infections [e.g., RSV];
S = skin infections [e.g., impetigo];
W = wound infections;
E = enteric [e.g., c-diff, hep A];
E = eye infections [e.g., conjunctivitis]
⩥ What *SKIN* infections require *contact* precautions?.
Answer: Think VCHIPS
V = varicella zoster (chicken pox);
C = cutaneous diphtheria;
H = herpes simplex [until lesions crust over] and herpes zoster
(shingles);
I = impetigo