Precaution/Isolation Signs

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Purell GownGloves Deliver tray Remove gloves and gown before touching anything Purell

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Gowning

Step #1 Purell Hands

Step #2 Obtain gown from outside of room and remove from packaging

• 7A gowns will be in cupboard outside of room

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Gowning

Step # 3 Find head hole and put over head

Step #4 Put arms in arm holes and secure portion over thumb

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Gowning

Step #5 Tie Gown

Step #6 Put on gloves

**When exiting the patients room the gown and gloves should be thrown out inside the room.

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Purell Gown Gloves Deliver tray Remove gloves and gown before touching anything WASH HANDS

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Purell Gloves Enter, Exit Remove gloves before touching anything Purell Do not enter if you have a cold or sniffles

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Purell Gloves Enter, Exit Remove gloves before touching anything Purell Do not get within 3ft of the patient

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Notes about Droplet Precaution

• If you have to get closer than 3 feet to speak to patient, wear a yellow earloop mask AND follow proper glove procedures

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DO NOT ENTER!

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DO NOT ENTER!

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Computers and Menus in Precaution Rooms

• If a computer and workstation-on-wheels(WOW) cart enter any precaution room the cart and computer will need to be sanitized after leaving the room

• If a menu or other item brought into the patients room is touched by a patient or touches any surface in the patients room it should be thrown out inside the patients room.

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Words That Work• Staff is told that they can enter a blue or yellow

sign room– “As part of food service procedures for

isolation signs I am not able to enter those rooms. If you would like I could contact my Manager who can come and talk to you about our procedures with these signs”.

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Words That Work• Staff is told by a nurse that they are not

correctly following the precaution steps or told they should be washing in and washing out of each room.– “Food Service has worked closely with

infection control to adapt the clinical procedures for these signs. Although they are closely related our procedures are slightly different because we don’t have patient contact. If you would like I could contact my Manager who can come and talk to you about our procedures with these signs.”

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Why is it important that you know and understand what to

do for precaution/isolation signs?