as a nursing student, i am assigned to a patient with tuberculosis.. how can i protect myself against the disease?
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A patient with TB will be on Airborne Precautions. You will need universal precautions with gloves and a gown. You will need an approved HEPA filter TB Particulate mask. This will involve you having a fit test done to find the mask that fits you best. According to theoretic considerations based on particle size, an appropriate mask for respiratory protection against TB should be able to meet or exceed the following recommendations: filters particles one micron in size (infectious TB particles are one to five microns in size); has a 95% filter efficiency, tested in the unloaded state; and provides a tight facial seal (less than 10% facial seal leak).
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Primarily by keeping yourself fit and well with sufficient rest. TB is airborne but the use of face masks has mainly been discounted as a preventative measure. You should have been tested to see if you already have resistance. If so then the measures above should be sufficient. If not then you should already have been inoculated. This is done to school children in England - but I don't know where you are? Take all sensible precautions but it is worth knowing that TB, although infectious is not highly so to the fit and well
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