Implementation of CDI surveillance
Isolation precautions
Rooming Show
Contact Precautions
Hand Hygiene
Environmental cleaning and disinfection
Antimicrobial Stewardship
For Long Term Care Facilities
Refer to Contact Precautions, but also consider:
Refer to Environmental cleaning and disinfection. What precautions do you need to take to care for C. difficile patients?Contact Precautions. Use gloves and gown when entering patients' rooms and during patient care. Remove PPE and perform hand hygiene when exiting the room.. Change gloves and gowns and perform hand hygiene when moving from one patient to another when patients are cohorted, and before leaving patient room.. What type of personal protective equipment PPE should be applied prior to entering a room for a patient with VRE in an open draining wound?Must wear N95 respirator prior to entering room. Strict adherence to hand hygiene.
What type of personal protective equipment is applied prior to entering a room for a patient with CDF?Apply a nonparticulate (N-95) respirator when entering the room.
What kind of precaution is C. diff?Contact Precautions mean: o Whenever possible, patients with C. diff will have a single room or share a room only with someone else who also has C. diff. o Healthcare providers will put on gloves and wear a gown over their clothing while taking care of patients with C.
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