Published: Dec 8, 2010
Healthcare professionals should adhere to the following precautions when caring for residents with symptoms of respiratory infection:
During the care of a resident with suspected or confirmed influenza, healthcare personnel should adhere to Droplet Precautions for 5 days after the onset of the illness:
Implementation of Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette Programs is required to prevent the transmission of all respiratory tract infections in long term care facilities.
Patients receiving antiviral treatment should continue to be confined until treatment is complete because they still may be infectious. Prompt testing should be done if any individual is suspected of having influenza.
Confine residents with symptoms or confirmed influenza and their exposed roommates to a room or a unit for 5 days following the onset of illness. If possible, healthcare personnel should only work on one unit.
Aside from these precautions educating healthcare personnel about influenza is also important. All healthcare personnel should be familiar with the importance of vaccination, control measures, signs, symptoms and indications for obtaining influenza testing.
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