Healthstream: Contact and Droplet
Questions And Answers
Which precautions should be used for all hospitalized patients? Standard precautions
A patient should be placed on contact precautions if any of the following conditions are present
except: Patient has whooping cough (pertussis)
Patients with which of the following should be placed on droplet precautions: Strep throat
Patient placement, handwashing, gloves and gown used, patient transport, and patient equipment
are all specified within: Contact precautions
Droplet precautions should include all of the following except: Respirator
All of the following statements about respiratory droplets are true except: Respiratory
droplets travel no more than 3 feet from a patient
Which of the following calls for contact precautions? Rotavirus in an infant
Questions And Answers
Which precautions should be used for all hospitalized patients? Standard precautions
A patient should be placed on contact precautions if any of the following conditions are present
except: Patient has whooping cough (pertussis)
Patients with which of the following should be placed on droplet precautions: Strep throat
Patient placement, handwashing, gloves and gown used, patient transport, and patient equipment
are all specified within: Contact precautions
Droplet precautions should include all of the following except: Respirator
All of the following statements about respiratory droplets are true except: Respiratory
droplets travel no more than 3 feet from a patient
Which of the following calls for contact precautions? Rotavirus in an infant
