Kern Medical New Hire Guide 2024

Airborne Precautions TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTION In addition to Standard Precautions 1 Visitors: Report to Nurses Station before entering the room. 2 Perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact. 3 Rooms should have negative pressure – keep doors closed at all times.

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Staff entering this room must wear an N95 respirator or a PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator).

Use dedicated or single use disposable patient equipment. When this is not possible, disinfection of common use items is recommended.

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