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● The receiving or charge nurse shall place the appropriate color code, rectangular in shape
on the right upper corner of the metal cover of the patient’s chart.
● In executive, private, semi-private and multi-bed rooms, the rectangular color coded
plastic sign shall be placed on the door of patient’s rooms.
● All request forms for diagnostic procedure shall be properly marked with appropriate sign
and code while precautions are enforced.
● The nurse shall remind the auxiliary service staff to pay attention to the rectangular color
coded plastic sign and apply appropriate precautions.
● Nurses shall routinely check door signs, codes at the right upper corner of chart and other
forms to know the patient’s infection status so that they can apply appropriate precautions.
PPE for Contact Precautions
Gown and gloves at entry point, before contact with a
patient or patient’s environment
You confirm this and suggest to the nurse the patient be placed into:
a) Contact Precautions
b) Standard Precautions
c) Droplet Precautions
d) Airborne Isolation Precautions
HAND HYGIENE
Hands are the most common vehicle of transmission of organisms.
“HAND HYGIENE” has been recognized as the single most important way to
prevent the transmission of infectious agents. It can decrease infection rates
and is the most important procedure for preventing health-care acquired
infections.
Healthcare associated infections are major causes of death and morbidity
among hospitalized patients. The majority of HAI cases are preventable
through a combination of strategies including environmental control and
cleaning, use of isolation precautions, and use of personal protective
equipment (PPE) when appropriate.
Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene means cleaning your hands by
using either handwashing (washing hands with
soap and water), antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic
hand rub (i.e., alcohol-based hand sanitizer
including foam or gel), or surgical hand
antisepsis.
The main purpose of hand hygiene is to cleanse
the hands of pathogens (like bacteria or viruses)
and chemicals which can cause harm or disease.
Handwashing refers to washing hands with plain soap and water. Handwashing
with soap and water remains a sensible strategy for hand hygiene in non-
healthcare settings and is recommended by CDC and other experts.
Antiseptic hand wash refers to washing hands with water and soap or other
detergents containing an antiseptic agent.
● 2% - 4% Chlorhexidine gluconate