Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions Flashcards
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A nurse is caring for a patient with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). Which precautions are required?
Answer: Contact and droplet precautions
RSV spreads via large respiratory droplets and direct contact with infected secretions, so both contact and droplet precautions are required.
What is the correct order for REMOVING PPE (doffing) after leaving a patient's room?
Answer: Gloves, gown, eye protection, mask
The CDC-recommended doffing order is gloves first (most contaminated), then gown, then eye protection, then mask last (least contaminated).
A patient with an open, draining wound infected with MRSA is being transferred to a long-term care facility. What must the nurse do?
Answer: Notify the receiving facility about the patient's MRSA status
Healthcare facilities are required to communicate a patient's infection status (including MRSA) to receiving facilities to ensure continuity of appropriate infection control measures.
Which of the following is classified as a 'critical item' requiring sterilization before reuse?
Answer: Surgical instruments
Surgical instruments are critical items that enter sterile tissue and must be sterilized (not just disinfected) before reuse to eliminate all microorganisms including spores.
A patient with meningococcal meningitis is admitted. Which PPE must the nurse wear when providing direct care?
Answer: Surgical mask and gloves
Meningococcal meningitis requires droplet precautions; the nurse must wear a surgical mask when within 6 feet of the patient, along with gloves for direct contact.
Under standard precautions, how should a nurse handle a patient's soiled linen?
Answer: Hold away from the body and place in a labeled linen bag at point of use
Soiled linen should be handled minimally, held away from the body to prevent contact with clothing, and bagged at the point of use without shaking to prevent dispersal of microorganisms.
Which patient condition warrants protective (reverse) isolation?
Answer: A patient who is severely immunocompromised after bone marrow transplant
Protective (reverse) isolation is used for severely immunocompromised patients (e.g., neutropenic, post-transplant) to protect them from environmental pathogens.