mnemonics - safety precautions

The nurse is caring for a client with a health care-associated infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus who is on contact precautions. The nurse prepares to provide colostomy care to the client. Which protective items will be required to perform this procedure? 1. Gloves and a gown 2.Gloves and goggles 3. Gloves, a gown, and goggles 4. Gloves, a gown, and shoe protectors

- 3. Goggles are worn to protect the mucous membranes of the eye during interventions that may produce splashes of blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions. - In addition, contact precautions require the use of gloves, and a gown should be worn if direct client contact is anticipated. - Shoe protectors are not necessary

The nurse, employed in a long-term care facility, is planning the clinical assignments for the day. The nurse knows not to assign which staff member to the client with a diagnosis of herpes zoster? 1. A staff member who has never had roseola 2. A staff member who has never had mumps 3. An unlicensed assistive personnel who has never had chickenpox 4. An unlicensed assistive personnel who has never had German measles

- Herpes zoster is caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which is the causative virus of chickenpox. - Individuals who have not been exposed to the varicella zoster virus are susceptible to chickenpox. - Options 1, 2, and 4 are not associated with the herpes zoster virus.

Airborne precautions - MTV

- Measles - Tuberculosis - Varicella ( chicken pox and zoster)

Transmission-based Precautions "ADC"

A - Airborne D - Droplet C - Contact

Fire Safety = RACE

R-Rescue or Remove those in immediate danger A-Alert or Activate Alarms C-Contain fire, Close doors and windows E-Extinguish

droplet with contact

mask gown gloves

airborne with contact

mask (N95 respirator for TB) gown gloves

contact precautions "MRS WEE" and "VCHIPS"

private room gloves gown MRS.WEE M - Multidrug resistant organism R - Respiratory infection - RSV S - Skin infections (see below "VCHIPS") W - Wound infections E - Enteric infections - clostridium defficile E - Eye infections VCHIPS V - Varicella zoster C - Cutaneous diptheria H - Herpes simplex I - Impetigo P - Pediculosis S - Scabies, Staphylococcus

droplet precautions "S..S..S..P..P..PIDER..M..M..MAN"

private room mask S - Sepsis S - Scarlet fever S - Streptococcal pharyngitis P - Parvovirus B19 P - Pertussis P - Pneumonia I - Influenza D - Diptheria (Pharyngeal) E - Epiglottitis R - Rubella M - Mumps M - Meningitis M - Mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia An - Adenovirus

airborne precautions "My Chicken Has TB"

private, negative pressure room (6-12 air exchanges/hr) mask (N95 respirator for TB) UV My - Measles Chicken - Chickenpox Hez - Herpes Zoster (Disseminated) TB - TB

The community health nurse has completed a teaching session about anthrax with members of the community. The licensed practical nurse reinforcing the teaching tells those attending that anthrax can be transmitted via which routes? Select all that apply. 1. Skin 2. Kissing 3. Inhalation 4. Gastrointestinal 5. Direct contact with an infected individual 6. Sexual contact with an infected individual

skin, inhalation, and GI Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis, and it can be contracted through the digestive system, abrasions in the skin, or inhalation. It cannot be spread from person to person.