Airborne Transmitted diseases acronym? CORRECT ANSWER -
My - Measles
Chicken - Chicken Pox/Varicella
Hez - Herpez Zoster/Shingles
TB
Protocol for Airborne Transmission? CORRECT ANSWER -
Private Room - negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr
Mask, N95 for TB
Droplet transmitted diseases acronym? CORRECT ANSWER -
DROPLET
think of SPIDERMAN!
S - sepsis
S - scarlet fever
S - streptococcal pharyngitis
P - parvovirus B19
P - pneumonia
P - pertussis
I - influenza
D - diptheria (pharyngeal)
,E - epiglottitis
R - rubella
M - mumps
M - meningitis
M - mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia
An - Adenovirus
Protocol for Droplet Precautions? CORRECT ANSWER -
Private Room or cohort mask
Contact transmitted diseases acronym? CORRECT ANSWER -
CONTACT PRECAUTION
MRS.WEE
M - multidrug resistant organism
R - respiratory infection
S - skin infections *
W - wound infxn
E - enteric infxn - clostridium difficile
E - eye infxn - conjunctivitis
After Cataract surgery? CORRECT ANSWER -
pt will sleep on unaffected side with a night shield for 1-4
, weeks.
After Thyroidectomy? CORRECT ANSWER -
low or semi-Fowler's, support head, neck and shoulders.
Detached Retina? CORRECT ANSWER -
area of detachment should be in the dependent position-- dependent meaning supported by something
Shock? CORRECT ANSWER -
bedrest with extremities elevated 20 degrees, knees straight, head slightly
elevated (modified Trendelenburg)
Prior to liver biopsy? CORRECT ANSWER -
Its important to be aware of the lab result for prothrombin time
From the ass? CORRECT ANSWER - From the Mouth? CORRECT ANSWER - Metobolic
From the a** (diarrhea)= metabolic acidosis
From the mouth (vomitus)=metabolic alkalosis