Contact precautions require which actions?

Contact precautions require which actions?

• A. Wearing PPE and resident isolation
• B. No isolation
• C. Only handwashing
• D. Wearing a respirator

Answer: (A)

Contact precautions focus on stopping infections that spread by touch or contaminated surfaces. The key actions are donning PPE—gloves and a gown—before entering and while caring for the resident, with thorough hand hygiene before and after contact. Placing the resident in a private room or with others who have the same infection helps limit transmission, and using dedicated equipment for that resident enhances safety. A respirator isn’t routinely required for contact precautions, and skipping isolation would allow the infection to spread.

Contact precautions focus on stopping infections that spread by touch or contaminated surfaces. The key actions are donning PPE—gloves and a gown—before entering and while caring for the resident, with thorough hand hygiene before and after contact. Placing the resident in a private room or with others who have the same infection helps limit transmission, and using dedicated equipment for that resident enhances safety. A respirator isn’t routinely required for contact precautions, and skipping isolation would allow the infection to spread.