Week 5 - Hospitals and other healthcare settings will often implement

Week 5

Hospitals and other healthcare settings will often implement  Transmission-Based Precautions to prevent or help reduce the spread of infections to healthcare workers, as well other patients in their care. These Transmission-Based Precautions are designed to supplement standard precautions in patients/residents with documented or suspected infection/colonization of highly transmissible or epidemiologically important pathogens. The three categories of Transmission-Based Precautions include:

· Contact Precautions

· Droplet Precautions

· Airborne Precautions

choose one of the Transmission Based Precautions listed above to report on. Research your selection and provide answers to the following questions: When should the precaution be implemented? What type of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used by a health care worker providing care to the patient? Are there any other considerations that apply when caring for a patient with this type of precaution?