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Side A ------ Side B
Airborne/Contact (A/C) diseases ------ think of AC Slater, aka, Mario Lopez from Saved by the Bell. A high school student, and just think of high school as a time for acne and pimples or dots or chicken pox marks - MMHS (Mira Mesa High School)
Measles (rubeola), - yes
M. tuberculosis, - yes
Herpes zoster (Shingles) - yes
Contact diseases ------ think of CONTACT CRIMPS - [C]roup, - yes[R]SV (respiratory syncytial virus), - yes[I]mpetigo, - yes[M]RSA, - yes[P]ediculosis, - yes[S]cabies - yes
Droplet/Contact (DC) diseases ------ think of Washington DC and there are political people so we must be proper. So, MRS. DiP – [M]umps, - yes[R]ubella,  - yes[S]carlet Fever, - yes[Di]ptheria, - yes[P]ertussis (Whooping Cough) - yes
Droplet precaution diseases ------ I can’t really think of one for this, but, I thought of PIMS –[P]neumonia, - yes, but depends [I]nfluenza, - yes[M]eningitis, - yes, but depends[S]trep. Pharyngitis - yes
Airborne Precautions - Barriers ------ 1. Private room or with patient with same infection
2. Negative air pressure
3. Keep door closed
4. Place mask on patient if being transported
 
Droplet Precautions - Barriers ------ 1. Private room or with patient with same infection
2. Keep 3 keet away from patient
3. Door may remain open
4. Place mask on patient if being transported
 
Contact Precautions - Barriers ------ 1. Private room or with patient with same infection
2. Clean, nonsterile gloves
3. Wear gown when entering room if clothing will have contact 
4. Remove gown before leaving
5. Use dedicated equipment or clean and disinfect bet. patients
Standard precaution diseases: ------ You can still be "LL HIP" even if you are standard???- Lyme
Dis - yes

- Legionnaire’s disease - yes

-
Haemophilus Influenza PNEUMONIA - yes
UTI:nursing considerations ------  - drink
fluids , antibiotics, sitz bath
 Elderly
- sign of infection:  ------ tachypnea,
tachy, confusion
TB: classic signs ------ - persistent
cough with blood-tinged sputum and night sweats

  - put mask on patient to prevent spread
 Hep A:
child can return to school  ------ 1 week
after onset of jaundice.

 
Hepatitis precautions for all ------ STANDARD - yes
Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia



(precaution) ------ standard precaution - YESFor infants, it is droplet and standard
Localized herpes zoster(precaution) ------ contact precaution, bc localized - yesNon-immunocompromised 
                patients with shingles only have the virus in their skin lesions 
                and are only infectious by direct contact.
Lyme disease(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yescontact by tick
Infectious mononucleosis(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yesMono is spread by person-to-person contact. Saliva is the primary method of transmitting mono. aka "kissing disease" "mononucleosis" refers to an increase in one type of white
blood cells (lymphocytes) in the bloodstream relative to the other
blood components as a result of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection
Legionnaire’s disease(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yesInfection cannot be 
acquired from another person with legionellosis. 
Pneumococcal meningitis(precaution) ------ standard precaution - YES, it really is!bacteria can be transmitted easily among people who have had close contact
Cutaneous anthrax(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yesCutaneous anthrax usually occurs
			 when spores from the bacteria enter a cut or scrape on the skin
Influenza(precaution) ------ Droplet - yes
Meningitis(precaution) ------ droplet - yes, can be depending on which one.
Meningitis: S&S ------ nuchal rigidity and photophobia
Clostridium difficile colitisprecaution? causes? ------ standard / contact precautionsThink of the name - "C. Diff"can cause pseudomembranous colitis
disseminated herpes zoster(precaution) ------ A/C precautionsdisseminate = "spread widely"

Side A ------ Side B
Airborne/Contact (A/C) diseases ------ think of AC Slater, aka, Mario Lopez from Saved by the Bell. A high school student, and just think of high school as a time for acne and pimples or dots or chicken pox marks - MMHS (Mira Mesa High School)
Measles (rubeola), - yes
M. tuberculosis, - yes
Herpes zoster (Shingles) - yes
Contact diseases ------ think of CONTACT CRIMPS - [C]roup, - yes[R]SV (respiratory syncytial virus), - yes[I]mpetigo, - yes[M]RSA, - yes[P]ediculosis, - yes[S]cabies - yes
Droplet/Contact (DC) diseases ------ think of Washington DC and there are political people so we must be proper. So, MRS. DiP – [M]umps, - yes[R]ubella,  - yes[S]carlet Fever, - yes[Di]ptheria, - yes[P]ertussis (Whooping Cough) - yes
Droplet precaution diseases ------ I can’t really think of one for this, but, I thought of PIMS –[P]neumonia, - yes, but depends [I]nfluenza, - yes[M]eningitis, - yes, but depends[S]trep. Pharyngitis - yes
Airborne Precautions - Barriers ------ 1. Private room or with patient with same infection
2. Negative air pressure
3. Keep door closed
4. Place mask on patient if being transported
 
Droplet Precautions - Barriers ------ 1. Private room or with patient with same infection
2. Keep 3 keet away from patient
3. Door may remain open
4. Place mask on patient if being transported
 
Contact Precautions - Barriers ------ 1. Private room or with patient with same infection
2. Clean, nonsterile gloves
3. Wear gown when entering room if clothing will have contact 
4. Remove gown before leaving
5. Use dedicated equipment or clean and disinfect bet. patients
Standard precaution diseases: ------ You can still be "LL HIP" even if you are standard???- Lyme
Dis - yes

- Legionnaire’s disease - yes

-
Haemophilus Influenza PNEUMONIA - yes
UTI:nursing considerations ------  - drink
fluids , antibiotics, sitz bath
 Elderly
- sign of infection:  ------ tachypnea,
tachy, confusion
TB: classic signs ------ - persistent
cough with blood-tinged sputum and night sweats

- put mask on patient to prevent spread
 Hep A:
child can return to school  ------ 1 week
after onset of jaundice.

Hepatitis precautions for all ------ STANDARD - yes
Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia

(precaution) ------ standard precaution - YESFor infants, it is droplet and standard
Localized herpes zoster(precaution) ------ contact precaution, bc localized - yesNon-immunocompromised 
                patients with shingles only have the virus in their skin lesions 
                and are only infectious by direct contact.
Lyme disease(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yescontact by tick
Infectious mononucleosis(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yesMono is spread by person-to-person contact. Saliva is the primary method of transmitting mono. aka "kissing disease" "mononucleosis" refers to an increase in one type of white
blood cells (lymphocytes) in the bloodstream relative to the other
blood components as a result of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection
Legionnaire’s disease(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yesInfection cannot be 
acquired from another person with legionellosis. 
Pneumococcal meningitis(precaution) ------ standard precaution - YES, it really is!bacteria can be transmitted easily among people who have had close contact
Cutaneous anthrax(precaution) ------ standard precaution - yesCutaneous anthrax usually occurs
			 when spores from the bacteria enter a cut or scrape on the skin
Influenza(precaution) ------ Droplet - yes
Meningitis(precaution) ------ droplet - yes, can be depending on which one.
Meningitis: S&S ------ nuchal rigidity and photophobia
Clostridium difficile colitisprecaution? causes? ------ standard / contact precautionsThink of the name - "C. Diff"can cause pseudomembranous colitis
disseminated herpes zoster(precaution) ------ A/C precautionsdisseminate = "spread widely"