Nursing Review: Isolation Precautions

Standard Precautions / Universal Precautions Applies to ALL BODY FLUIDS Includes: 1. HAND WASHING 2. Personal Protective Equipment (sequence of removing PPE’s) gloves-mask-gown-eyewear-cap 3. Safe use of sharps 4. Removing spills of blood and body fluids 5. Cleaning and disinfecting equipment Transmission Based Precautions • Airborne precautions A single room under negative pressure ventilation with a wash hand basin The door must be kept closed at all times except during necessary entrances and exits. Disposable paper towels A high efficiency mask, if available, should be worn when entering the room of a patient with known or suspected tuberculosis. • Droplet precautions Put on a standard mask prior to entering the isolation room. Hands must be washed with an antisepti...