Black Belt Recall
Memory cards for this lesson
Say each one out loud, then check yourself.
Airborne precautions
My Chicken Hez TB
- MyMeasles (rubeola)
- ChickenChickenpox (varicella)
- HezHerpes zoster, disseminated
- TBTuberculosis
Pearl: Varicella and disseminated zoster need airborne AND contact.
When you need it: Which client needs an N95 and a negative-pressure room?
Droplet precautionsClassic
SPIDERMAN
- SStrep pharyngitis, scarlet fever, sepsis (meningococcal)
- PPertussis, parvovirus B19, pneumonia (mycoplasma)
- IInfluenza
- DDiphtheria (pharyngeal)
- EEpiglottitis (H. influenzae type b)
- RRubella
- MMumps, meningitis (Neisseria)
- AAdenovirus
- NNeisseria meningitidis
Pearl: Droplet = surgical mask. Private room or cohort.
When you need it: Which precaution needs only a surgical mask within 3 to 6 feet?
Contact precautionsClassic
MRS WEE
- MMultidrug-resistant organisms: MRSA, VRE
- RRSV
- SSkin: scabies, lice, impetigo, herpes simplex
- WWound infections
- EEnteric: C. diff, norovirus, E. coli
- EEye: conjunctivitis
Pearl: C. diff and norovirus: soap and water, not alcohol rub. Clean surfaces with bleach.
When you need it: Which clients need gown and gloves on entry?
Taking off PPE
Doff in ABC order
- 1Gloves
- 2Goggles or face shield
- 3Gown
- 4Mask or respirator
Pearl: Off in alphabetical order. On is the reverse: gown, mask, goggles, gloves. Hand hygiene after.
When you need it: You are leaving an isolation room. In what order do you remove PPE?