Monitoring
Gloves are required for this type of PPE.
What is standard precautions?
Washing your hands with soap and water is necessary.
What is enteric (C Difficile) precautions?
Pain, warmth, redness, swelling
What are signs of infection?
Prevents the contamination of surgical wounds
What is surgical asepsis?
The GOLD standard for PPE.
What is handwashing?
Gown and gloves
What is PPE for contact precautions?
The client has a 101 temp after surgery.
What is a reportable temperature after surgery?
Area where all materials in contact with the surgical wound must remain uncontaminated
What is sterile field?
Every hour times four; every two hours times four; and every four hours for 24 hours.
What is routine post-operative vital sign frequency?
This PPE should be applied to cover the eyes, nose, and mouth
A set of precautions to infectious agents that remain infectious over long distances when suspended in the air
What is airborne precautions?
1. Gown 2. Mask 3. Googles/Face Shield 4. Gloves
What is donning PPE?
A set of precautions to prevent respiratory infection from droplets.
What is droplet isolation?
What is sepsis?
The client has pallor around the lips.
What is monitoring the skin temperature and color?
1. Gloves 2. Goggles/Face Shield 3. Gown 4. Mask
What is removing PPE?
Required to put on a N-95 or respirator.
What is airborne precautions?
Infection at the time of admission to the health care setting
What is health care-associated infection?