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Name some types of portals of entry/exit - Answer-Skin & mucous membranes Respiratory tract Urinary tract GI tract Reproductive tract Blood what are susceptible host? - Answer-Strength in numbers Impaired nutritional status Chronic disease Trauma What is a bloodborne pathogen? - Answer-Microorganisms which are found in blood and body fluids, causes life threatening infections. Name some examples of a blood borne pathogen. - Answer-Hep B Hep C HIV How can Bloodborne pathogens be transferred? - Answer-Accidental injuries: needle pricks, sharps, blood/fluid splashes Sharing needles Blood and blood products transfusions Sexual contactWhat is a universal precaution? - Answer-is an approach to infection control to treat all blood and body fluids as if they were known to be infectious. How long should you wash your hands for? - Answer-15 seconds In hand washing what factor gets rid of the bacteria? - Answer-Friction What are some ways to prevent infection? - Answer-Vaccination Patient and Family education Safe clinical practice: Use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Mask Eye shields Gown Gloves In what order do you put on PPE? - Answer-Gown Mask Goggles Gloves In what order do you take off PPE? - Answer-Gloves Gown face shieldmask wash hands Airborne what do put on? - Answer-N95 Most common diseases for airborne rooms - Answer-TB Rule out TB Measles What PPE do you wear for droplet precautions? - Answer-Surgical What are the most common diseases for droplet precautions? - Answer-Meningococcal meningitis Meningococcal pneumonia Meningococemia Influenza German Measles (Rubella) What PPE do you wear for contact precautions? - Answer-Gown Gloves What diseases are most common for contact precautions? - Answer-MRSA VRE Lice/Scabies Major draining wounds ESBL extended spectrum beta lactamase E.g. E-Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca, Enterobacter) What is different for special contact precautions? - Answer-You have to wash your hands instead of using hand sanitizer.What disease is special contact precautions used for? - Answer-C- diff What PPE is used with airborne/contact precaution rooms? - Answer-N95 Gown gloves What diseases are common for airborne/contact rooms - Answer-Varicella (chickenpox) Herpes zoster/Shingles SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Small pox What do you wear in a droplet contact room? - Answer-Surgical mask gloves gown What diseases are commonly associated with Droplet/contact. - Answer-Flu (including rule out) MRSA (in sputum) Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus Pneumococcus resistant to penicillin VRSA (Vancomycin-resistant Staph aureus) ESBL (E-Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca, Enterobacter.)