NCLEX - EXCELL SATA questions and correct
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What are the diseases for Airborne precautions?
MTVS
M - measles (rubeola)
T - TB
V - varicella (chx pox)/herpes zoster (shingles)
S - small pox (+contact)
Note: pneumonia is NEVER airborne
What are the PPE requirements for Airborne precautions?
1. private room
2. negative pressure room (6-12 air exchanges)
3. mask - N95 (staff/visitors)
4. mask - surgical (pt during transport)
5. door closed @ all times
When do you use Standard Precautions?
1. *applies to all patients
2. Diseases - BASH CC
- bubonic plague
- anthrax (all types)
- shigellos (if ambulatory)
- herpes
- conjunctivitis (acute bacterial)
- cytomegalovirus (RMV)
What PPE requirements for Standard Precautions?
1. *handwashing + glove use
2. As necessary
- gown + mask + googles/face shield
What are the diseases for Droplet precautions?
SPIDERMAN C
S - sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, shigellos (if diapered/incontinent/infant)
P - pneumonia, pertussis, parvovirus B19, pneumonic plague
I - influenza
D - diptheria (pharyngeal)
E - epiglottitis
, R - rubella
M - meningitis (bacterial/neisseria), mycoplasma/meningeal pneumonia, mumps
AN - adenovirus (+ contact)
What are the PPE requirements for Droplet precautions?
1. private room or cohorting
2. surgical mask - staff/visitors (entering room/w/in 3 feet)
3. surgical mask - patient during transport
What are the diseases for Contact precautions?
MRS. WEE
M - multiple drug resistant org (MRSA, VRE, E. Coli
R - respiratory infection (yersinia pestis, RSV)
S - skin infection (impetigo, scabies, lice, pediculosis, HSV, cutaneous diptheria, varicella zoster)
W - wound infection
E - enteric infx (C. Diff, rota virus, ebola virus, small pox)
E - eye infx (acute viral conjunctivitis)
What are the PPE requirements for Contact precautions?
1. private room/cubile/cohorting
2. gown + gloves (@ all times)
3. leave clinical eqpt in patient's room
- steth + thermometer + BP cuff
What are the skin infx diseases?
VCHIPS
V - varicella zoster
C - cutaneous diphtheria
H - herpez simplex
I - impetigo
P - pediculosis
S - scabies
What is the chain of infection?
1. Infectious agent
2. reservoir of infection
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host
What is the treatment for Yersinia Pestis?
Cephalosporins
answers With Complete Solution.
What are the diseases for Airborne precautions?
MTVS
M - measles (rubeola)
T - TB
V - varicella (chx pox)/herpes zoster (shingles)
S - small pox (+contact)
Note: pneumonia is NEVER airborne
What are the PPE requirements for Airborne precautions?
1. private room
2. negative pressure room (6-12 air exchanges)
3. mask - N95 (staff/visitors)
4. mask - surgical (pt during transport)
5. door closed @ all times
When do you use Standard Precautions?
1. *applies to all patients
2. Diseases - BASH CC
- bubonic plague
- anthrax (all types)
- shigellos (if ambulatory)
- herpes
- conjunctivitis (acute bacterial)
- cytomegalovirus (RMV)
What PPE requirements for Standard Precautions?
1. *handwashing + glove use
2. As necessary
- gown + mask + googles/face shield
What are the diseases for Droplet precautions?
SPIDERMAN C
S - sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, shigellos (if diapered/incontinent/infant)
P - pneumonia, pertussis, parvovirus B19, pneumonic plague
I - influenza
D - diptheria (pharyngeal)
E - epiglottitis
, R - rubella
M - meningitis (bacterial/neisseria), mycoplasma/meningeal pneumonia, mumps
AN - adenovirus (+ contact)
What are the PPE requirements for Droplet precautions?
1. private room or cohorting
2. surgical mask - staff/visitors (entering room/w/in 3 feet)
3. surgical mask - patient during transport
What are the diseases for Contact precautions?
MRS. WEE
M - multiple drug resistant org (MRSA, VRE, E. Coli
R - respiratory infection (yersinia pestis, RSV)
S - skin infection (impetigo, scabies, lice, pediculosis, HSV, cutaneous diptheria, varicella zoster)
W - wound infection
E - enteric infx (C. Diff, rota virus, ebola virus, small pox)
E - eye infx (acute viral conjunctivitis)
What are the PPE requirements for Contact precautions?
1. private room/cubile/cohorting
2. gown + gloves (@ all times)
3. leave clinical eqpt in patient's room
- steth + thermometer + BP cuff
What are the skin infx diseases?
VCHIPS
V - varicella zoster
C - cutaneous diphtheria
H - herpez simplex
I - impetigo
P - pediculosis
S - scabies
What is the chain of infection?
1. Infectious agent
2. reservoir of infection
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host
What is the treatment for Yersinia Pestis?
Cephalosporins
