8/16/2019 Isolation Precautions 1

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Isolation Precautions:

Standard Precaution-

Semi-private/PRIVATE room, wear GLOVES/GOWNS !ontact wit" #$ood, #od% &uid',

or ot"er potentia$$% contaminated materia$ (OPI)* wear )AS+S !ontact wit" #$ood,

#od% &uid', or potentia$ 'pra%' o re'pirator% 'ecretion' epatiti' ., !, , E, 0 G

1e2cept or diapered/incontinent patient' and ep A3!ontact Precaution'-

-Sin4$e room, 4own' and 4$ove', door can #e open, inectiou' wa'te, di'inect

e5uipment #eore remova$ rom room, Vi'itor' mu't c"ec6 wit" t"e nur'e #eore

ta6in4 an%t"in4 into or out o t"e room3 e2amp$e' )RSA, VRE, diarr"ea$ i$$ne''e',

open wound', RSV re'pirator% precaution'- Sin4$e room3 )a'6' worn #% a$$ enterin43

rop$et Precaution'-

- 7pper Re'pirator% Inection'8 in&uen9a, pertu''i' (e2amp$e' pneumonia,

in&uen9a, w"oopin4 cou4", #acteria$ menin4iti'*3 PRIVATE ROO), wear )AS+ wit"in

: eet o patient3 Wear a 'ur4ica$ ma'6 w"i$e in t"e room3 )a'6 mu't #e di'carded in

tra'" ater $eavin4 t"e room3 oor ma% remain open, 'ur4ica$ ma'6 at entr%,

dedicated e5uipment in room

Air#orne Precaution'-

'pread t"rou4" t"e air rom one per'on to anot"er (e2amp$e' Tu#ercu$o'i',

mea'$e', c"ic6enpo2*3 pu$monar% T., c"ic6en po2, mea'$e' particu$ate re'pirator or

N;< )a'6 i' re5uired, ne4ative pre''ure room, door remain' c$o'ed, ma'6 .E=ORE

enterin4 room En'ure t"e patient wear' a 'ur4ica$ ma'6 w"en $eavin4 t"e room3

In'truct vi'itor' to wear a ma'6 w"i$e in t"e room3

CONTACT  )RS3WEE M >)RSA R - re'pirator% inection S - '6in inection' 1 W -

wound in2n E - enteric in2n - c$o'tridium di?ci$e E - e%e in2n - con@unctiviti'

AIRBORNE -)% - )ea'$e' !"ic6en - !"ic6en Po2/Varice$$a e9 - erpe9o'ter/S"in4$e' T. MTVBAir#orne )ea'$e' T. Varice$$a-!"ic6en Po2/erpe' o'ter-

S"in4$e' Private Room - ne4ative pre''ure wit" C-D air e2c"an4e'/"r

)a'6, N;< or T.

DROPLET t"in6 o SSPPPIDERMMMANF S - 'ep'i' S - scarlet feer S -

stre!tococcal !"ar#n$itis P - !aroirus .D; P - !neu%onia P - !ertussis I -

in&uen'a  - (i!"t"eria (p"ar%n4ea$* E - e!i$lottitis R - ru)ella ) - %u%!' ) -

%enin$itis ) - m%cop$a'ma or %enin$eal !neu%onia An - A(enoirus 

Private Room or co"ort )a'6

S+IN IN=E!TIONS V!IPS V - varice$$a 9o'ter ! - cutaneou' dip"t"eria - "erpe9

'imp$e2 I - impeti4o P - pedicu$o'i' S - 'ca#ie'