ENTERIC CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
[Pages:2]ENTERIC CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
(In addition to Standard Precautions)
? Visitors must wear gown and gloves when inside room
? Gown and gloves for everyone entering room ? Remove and discard before leaving room
? Wash hands with soap and water (NOT alcohol based hand gel) when entering and leaving room
? Use disposable or dedicated equipment (no electronic thermometer)
? Clean and disinfect equipment with DispatchTM wipes before removing from room
? When Precautions are discontinued, leave sign posted until room is cleaned
? Use DispatchTM for cleaning
Common Conditions Requiring Enteric Contact Precautions:
See CCHC Intranet, Infection Control Section for "Type and Duration of Precautions Needed for Selected Infections and Conditions" for complete list.
? C. difficile infection ? Norovirus
? New onset of diarrhea ( 3 episodes within a 24-hour period)
Please Note: ? Single room preferred; contact Infection Control if single room
is unavailable ? Privacy curtains are to be changed by Environmental Services when
Precautions are discontinued
When Precautions are Discontinued:
CCH
? Isolation cart is cleaned by Environmental Services and labeled as clean.
? Environmental Services calls Materials Management to pick up cart for re-stocking.
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? Isolation cart is cleaned by Housekeeping. ? Nursing will re-stock the cleaned cart and take it to the 2nd floor storage
area. Closure tie must be attached through all drawers on outside of cart.
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? Nursing takes cart to Dirty Utility Room. ? Environmental Services cleans and re-stocks the cart and takes it to
the Clean Utility Room.
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