Precaution Types
A patient who has MRSA would be placed on ______ precautions.
Contact.
The borders of a sterile field are considered ______.
Non-sterile.
You are performing oral hygiene on a patient ______ and possibly goggles should be worn.
Gloves.
A patient who has Measles would be placed on ______ precautions.
Airborne
You have a patient that requires a foley catheter, you know that this can be a ______ and ______ for infection.
Portal of Entry and Exit.
The nurse is caring for a patient with the measles. The patient needs to be transported to radiology. What will the nurse do to transport the patient?
1. Call radiology and inform them of the precautions. 2. Clean the side rails of the bed 4. Review facility policies on transporting an isolation precaution patient. 3. Have the patient wear an N95 mask for transport. 4. Wash the patients hands prior to leaving the room.
A patient who has influenza would be placed on ______ precautions.
Droplet
IV or Central Line
You are educating your patient on hand hygiene, they should use _________ and if not near a sink can use hand sanitizer.
Antimicrobial soap.
A patient who has C-diff would be placed on _______ precautions.
Enteric.
A patient with influenza would like to have visitors but wants them to remain safe while visiting. You advise they should remain ______ feet from the bedside.
3 feet.
A patient with C-diff can use hand sanitizer after using the bathroom. T/F
You are preparing to insert a foley catheter and are going to use the bedside table as your surface. What is your first step?
Clean bedside table and allow to dry.
While performing a sterile dressing you want to make sure that you do the following to prevent contamination.
Wash hands again prior to applying sterile gloves.