Question

1. Differentiate between Airborne, Droplet, and Contact Precautions isolation precautions.
2. Explain the teaching needed to prevent transmission of disease.
3. Identify the factors that place patients at risk for infection.
4. Identify the priority nursing care for patients before, during, and after transfusion therapy.

Answer 1

Answer: Airborne means which occurs in the air or carried through air. There are many airborne diseases such as measles, chicken pox etc. These are airborne diseases as virus can also spread through air.

Droplet: Droplet is the minor part of the water or fluid. For example when we sneeze, minutes particle of fluid comes out that is known as Droplet.

Contact precautions: It mean taking prevention measures while coming in contact with the things or contaminated person.

There are two types of diseases that is communicable and non communicable. Those communicable disease which can easily spread through air, or while coming in contact with the contaminated things or person. For these kind of diseases prevention is needed as to protect ones from the disease. There should be personal hygiene as every person should have their own clothes, towels etc. One should not use any used clothes or towels of the patients. As prevention is better than cure. People should avoid shaking hands and if they do so, they should wash their hands on regular basis, specially before eating food. These are the things which leads to increase in the chances of getting infected.