Droplet Precautions Introduction Diseases Requiring Droplet Precautions Specifications Initiation Documentation Visitor Instructions Patient Transport Waste Removal Discontinuation of Droplet Precautions Questions/Further Information Select Chapter: Chapters Standard Airborne Droplet Contact Disease List Occ. Exposure TB Prevention Sterilization IC Guidelines Reportable Dis. General Info Search Manual: Yale New Haven Hospital QISS GB 325 New Haven, CT 06504 USA Dr. Jeff Topal 688-4634		Droplet Precautions Documentation The doctor, nurse, or other individual responsible for initiating Droplet Precautions should document the following information in the "History and Progress" section of the patient's medical record: The date and time that Droplet Precautions were initiated. The patient's diagnosis and/or clinical signs and symptoms which require Droplet Precautions. Any microbiology/virology specimens obtained and the results of such laboratory tests if available. Last modified: January 19, 2001. Copyright ©2001 Yale New Haven Hospital, Quality Improvement Support Services. All rights reserved. Comments or suggestions to the site editor. Home URL: http://www.ynhh.org

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