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✔✔Immunization - ✔✔A method to build immunity and protect against infectious
diseases.
✔✔Standard Precautions - ✔✔Used for all patients regardless of diagnosis, applying to
blood, body fluids (except sweat), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes.
✔✔Contact Precautions - ✔✔Used for infections spread by direct or indirect contact,
requiring gloves and a gown, with additional mask/eye protection if there's a risk of
splash or body fluids.
✔✔Droplet Precautions - ✔✔Used for pathogens spread by large respiratory droplets
(e.g., flu, meningitis).
✔✔Droplet Travel Distance - ✔✔Droplets travel 3-6 feet.
✔✔PPE for Droplet Precautions - ✔✔Includes: Mask (surgical), Goggles or face shield if
splash or spray is possible, Gloves/gown if needed.
✔✔Example of Droplet Precautions - ✔✔Patient with influenza.
✔✔Airborne Precautions - ✔✔For tiny particles that stay suspended in air (e.g., TB,
chickenpox, measles).
✔✔PPE for Airborne Precautions - ✔✔Includes: N95 respirator mask (must be fit-
tested), Gloves, Gown.
✔✔Environmental Requirements for Airborne Precautions - ✔✔AIIR (Airborne Infection
Isolation Room) - negative pressure, 6-12 air changes per hour.
✔✔Example of Airborne Precautions - ✔✔Patient suspected of having TB.
✔✔Bloodborne Precautions - ✔✔Protects against infections like HIV, Hepatitis B/C,
malaria, etc.
✔✔PPE for Bloodborne Precautions - ✔✔Includes: Gloves, face mask, goggles, gown.
✔✔Sharps Safety - ✔✔Never recap, bend, or break needles; Dispose in locked,
puncture-proof sharps container; Use safety devices when available.
✔✔Donning PPE - ✔✔Putting On PPE: Gown, Mask/Respirator, Goggles/Face Shield,
Gloves.
, ✔✔Doffing PPE - ✔✔Taking Off PPE: Gloves, Goggles/Face Shield, Gown, Mask.
✔✔Hand Hygiene - ✔✔Required before and after donning and doffing PPE.
✔✔Environmental Assessment Steps - ✔✔Identify the patient, Greet the patient and
family, Explain purpose of interaction, Observe surroundings (equipment, hazards).
✔✔Situational Assessment - ✔✔Check: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, LOC (Level of
consciousness), Bed position, Tubes/lines, Respiratory & emergency equipment,
Assistive devices, Personal items.
✔✔Therapeutic Communication - ✔✔Helps build trust and gather accurate information.
✔✔Open-ended Questions - ✔✔Encourages the patient to explain (e.g., 'What would
you like to learn more about?').
✔✔Closed-ended Questions - ✔✔Yes/no or short answers.
✔✔AIIR - ✔✔Airborne Infection Isolation Room, with negative pressure and filtered
airflow.
✔✔N95 Respirator - ✔✔A tight-fitting mask that filters airborne particles.
✔✔Donning/Doffing - ✔✔Putting on/removing PPE in the correct order to prevent
contamination.
✔✔Transmission-Based Precautions - ✔✔Extra safety steps added to standard
precautions depending on how the disease spreads.
✔✔Body Mechanics - ✔✔Refers to the safe use of the body to move, lift, and position
yourself and patients in ways that reduce the risk of injury.
✔✔Key Principles of Proper Body Mechanics - ✔✔Includes Alignment, Balance, and
Gravity.
✔✔Alignment - ✔✔Keeping body parts in correct position to maintain balance and
posture.
✔✔Balance - ✔✔Stability is maintained when the center of gravity is over a wide base
of support.
✔✔Gravity in Body Mechanics - ✔✔Gravity pulls down; to work with gravity, keep
objects close to your body and lift with your legs.