standard precautions: hand hygiene (most important), clean gloves when exposed to body fluid or non-intact skin, use PPE- masks, gown, goggles, gloves, respiratory etiquette- tissues, cough and sneeze etiquette, no recapping of used needles, sharps container, proper handling of soiled linen, trash or wipe down used equipment, airborne precautions: TB, varicella, single negative pressure room, gloves, gown, N95, goggles, droplet precautions: influenza, can travel 3 feet through air, gloves, gown, surgical mask, goggles, contact precautions: VRE urine, MRSA wound, staph blood, spreads via direct contact with reservoir or in room on surfaces, gloves and gown, enteric precautions: general r/o or positive for c. diff, same as for contact but transmitted in stool, gloves and gown, no sanitizer for hand hygiene, wash with soap and water, c. diff not killed by alcohol,

Funds: PPE / Precautions

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