Certified Nurses Operating Room (CNOR) Practice Exam

What type of precautions involve the use of a gown, gloves, mask, and eye protection?

1. Standard Precautions

2. Contact Precautions

3. Airborne Precautions

4. Droplet Precautions

The correct answer is: Contact Precautions

The correct answer, which involves the use of a gown, gloves, mask, and eye protection, is related to Droplet Precautions. Droplet Precautions are implemented to prevent the transmission of pathogens that are spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. The combination of gown, gloves, mask, and eye protection provides a barrier to protect healthcare workers from these droplets that can travel short distances (usually within 3 to 6 feet), thus minimizing the risk of exposure to infectious agents. In contrast, Standard Precautions apply to all patient care regardless of the suspected or confirmed infection status and include the use of gloves when there is potential contact with blood or body fluids, but do not specifically mandate the use of a gown, mask, or eye protection unless the risk of exposure dictates it. Contact Precautions are designed to prevent the spread of infections by direct contact, necessitating the use of gloves and gowns but not masks or eye protection specifically. Airborne Precautions are implemented for infections transmitted through the air over longer distances and require a higher level of respiratory protection, typically N95 respirators or equivalent, but they do not involve the routine use of gowns or eye protection in the same way as Droplet