🦠 Mastering Isolation Precautions: Your NCLEX Guide to Infection Control & PPE

Isolation precautions are an essential part of infection control on the NCLEX—and in clinical practice. Knowing which Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to use, how to properly don and doff it, and which diseases fall under which category (contact, droplet, airborne) is a must.

🧤 Understanding the 4 Types of Isolation Precautions

Type	Diseases	PPE Required
Contact	MRSA, C. diff, RSV, Scabies	Gown + Gloves
Droplet	Flu, Mumps, Rubella, Pertussis	Mask + Gloves + Gown
Airborne	TB, Measles, Varicella, COVID (aerosolized)	N95 Mask + Negative Pressure Room
Standard	All patients (blood, fluids, secretions)	Gloves (as needed), hand hygiene

🧠 NCLEX Mnemonics That Stick

Airborne: “My Chicken Hez TB”

• Measles

• Chickenpox (Varicella)

• Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

• Tuberculosis

Droplet: “SPIDERMAN”

• Sepsis, Strep A

• Pertussis, Pneumonia

• Influenza

• Diphtheria

• Epiglottitis

• Rubella

• Mumps, Meningitis

• Adenovirus

• Notifiable diseases

Contact: “MRS WEE”

• MRSA

• RSV

• Skin infections

• Wound infections

• Enteric infections (C. diff)

• Eye infections

🧑‍⚕️ Proper PPE Order: Donning & Doffing

Step	Donning (Putting On)	Doffing (Removing)
1	Gown	Gloves
2	Mask / Respirator	Goggles / Face Shield
3	Goggles / Face Shield	Gown
4	Gloves	Mask

📝 Tip: Remember "Go Me Go Gl" for donning & "Gog Go Ma" for doffing.

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