Standard precautions
PPE: hand hygiene & gloves when in contact w/ Blood or bodily fluids
Examples: HIV, AIDS, Hep C
Contact Precautions
PPE: Gown & Gloves
Examples: Clostridium (c diff.), MRSA, Lice, scabies
Droplet precautions
PPE: Gown, gloves, mask, eye shield or goggles. Examples, flu, mumps, rubella and strep
Airborne precautions
PPE: Gown, gloves, N95 mask or respirator. Examples- covid, TB, weasels. Room is negative pressure
Donning (applying PPE)
Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
Doffing (removing PPE)
Gloves, Goggles, gown, mask (alphabetical order)
C diff precautions
Must use soap and water, and friction to kill c diff. Hand sanitizer
PAPR
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