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.
Transmission-Based Precautions
DraftContact, droplet and airborne — which room, which PPE, and what changes during transport.
Read · 15 min
PPE Sequencing & Hand Hygiene
DraftDonning 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. Hand hygiene
- 2. Gown
- 3. Mask or respirator
- 4. Goggles or face shield
- 5. Gloves
Doffing
- 1. Gloves
- 2. Goggles or face shield
- 3. Gown
- 4. Mask or respirator
- 5. Hand hygiene
Respiratory protection is removed after leaving an airborne isolation room.