Standardization Airborne Contact Precautions
AIRBORNE CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
(In addition to Standard Precautions) ENTER ONLY IF IMMUNE
Families and Visitors follow instructions from information sheet.
(If you have questions, go to Nurse Station)
Everyone Must:
Clean hands when entering and leaving the room
Doctors and Staff Must:
Airborne Infection Isolation Room required (negative pressure). Keep door closed.
Gown and glove at door
Washington State Hospital Association
W ashington Hospitals ? Collaborating to Keep Our Patients Safe
Blue/O range P antone 284 C/144 C
L as t revised 7 /2015
Airborne Contact Precautions
Display sign outside the door. Remove sign after room is cleaned.
Common Conditions: Chickenpox Disseminated herpes zoster (shingles) Localized zoster in immunocompromised individuals
Doctors, Staff, Families, and Visitors e nter room only if immune! (By history, titer, or immunization) Be certain visitors are immune ? parents and siblings who have not had the disease or immunization may be incubating the disease and be contagious for two days prior to the o nset of rash or other symptoms, putting other patients and staff at risk.
Airborne Infection Isolation Room: Use airborne isolation room. Nurse to notify Infection Preventionist and Facilities/Engineering of room number when starting and stopping precautions.
Dishe s/Utensils: No special precautions. Kitchenware sanitized in dishwasher.
Equipme nt/Supplies: Clean and disinfect reusable equipment including IV pumps, cell phone or pagers (if used in
room), and other electronics, supplies, and equipment prior to removing from patient's room. Ensure blood pressure cuff and stethoscope are cleaned and disinfected between patients. Only essential supplies in room.
Linen Management: Bag linen in the patient's room.
Patient Identification Procedure: Use patient label for validation of patient identity and destroy in room after use.
Pe rsonal Protective Equipment:
Put ON in this order: 1. Wash or gel hands 2. Gown 3. Mask (if needed) 4. Eye cover (if needed) 5. Gloves
Take OFF & dispose in this order: 1. Gloves 2. Eye cover (if used) 3. Gown 4. Mask (if used) 5. Wash or gel hands (even if gloves used)
Room Cleaning: Routine cleaning procedures with addition of cubicle curtain changes per hospital procedure.
Transport: Essential transport only. Have patient wear a surgical mask. Clean and disinfect transport vehicle. Alert receiving department regarding patient's isolation precaution status.
Discontinue precautions as per hospital policy or Infection Preventionist instructions.
Washington State Hospital Association
W ashington Hospitals ? Collaborating to Keep Our Patients Safe
Blue P antone 284 C
L as t revised 4 /16/09
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