Infection control

Match the precaution tier to the route of transmission.

Structured areas for every infection-control topic on the blueprint. Two lessons are already written; the remaining areas are wired and awaiting reviewed content.

Practice questions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Draft

Contact, droplet and airborne — which room, which PPE, and what changes during transport.

Read · 15 min

PPE Sequencing & Hand Hygiene

Draft

Donning and doffing order, and the five moments where hand hygiene is non-negotiable.

Read · 10 min

All infection-control areas

  • Standard precautions

    Applied to every client, every time.

  • Contact precautions

    Direct and indirect contact organisms.

  • Droplet precautions

    Large respiratory droplets within ~6 feet.

  • Airborne precautions

    Droplet nuclei; negative-pressure room.

  • Protective precautions

    Shielding the immunocompromised client.

  • PPE application

    Donning sequence and fit checks.

  • PPE removal

    Doffing sequence; face protection last.

  • Hand hygiene

    Soap and water vs alcohol-based rub.

  • Sterile technique

    Field setup, breaks in sterility.

  • Cleaning, disinfection, sterilization

    Levels of reprocessing.

  • Needlestick exposure

    Immediate steps and reporting.

  • Isolation-room requirements

    Airflow, signage, supplies.

  • Common diseases by transmission type

    Grouped reference table.

PPE quick reference

Donning

  1. 1. Hand hygiene
  2. 2. Gown
  3. 3. Mask or respirator
  4. 4. Goggles or face shield
  5. 5. Gloves

Doffing

  1. 1. Gloves
  2. 2. Goggles or face shield
  3. 3. Gown
  4. 4. Mask or respirator
  5. 5. Hand hygiene

Respiratory protection is removed after leaving an airborne isolation room.

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