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ISOLATING A PATIENT ON A GENERAL WARD <br />I. Objectives: <br />1. Isolation of the individual with an infdztious disease <br />in a side room on a general floor. <br />2. Prevention of spread of the infection to other patients. <br />3. Protection of the personnel from the infection. <br />4. Prevention of spread of the infection to the community. <br />II. Equipment: <br />A. In the isolated room <br />1. Scrub sink ( the entire sink and faucets treated as <br />contaminated) <br />a. dunning water <br />b. Bar of soap in a soap dish <br />2. Towel box <br />a. Nail file on a .chain (hanging from the towel box) <br />b. Box of scouring powder (on the towel box) <br />3. Waste basket containing a wax -lined paper bag <br />4. Nurse's gown on the screen <br />5. Blue --striped laundry bag over the back of a chair <br />(place in a courner away from gowns and sink) <br />6. Patient's equipment <br />a. Metal ware <br />(1) Wash basin <br />(2) Gargle cup and kidney basin <br />(3) Bed pan and urinal <br />