Take about 3-4 weeks to rest before getting back to work. Also remember to breathe as normally as possible. Shallow breaths can increase your risk of pneumonia. You may be able to train other parts of the body that donât cause pain or further injury to the ribs.
Standard precautions are meant to reduce the risk. of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens. from both recognized and unrecognized sources. They are the basic level of infection control precautions. which are to be used, as a minimum, in the care of all. patients. Hand hygiene is a major component of standard. precautions and one of the most effective methods to. prevent transmission of pathogens associated with health. care.
Airborne Precautions. Airborne precautions are required to protect against airborne transmission of infectious agents. Diseases requiring airborne precautions include, but are not limited to: Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Airborne precautions apply to patients known or suspected to be infected with microorganisms transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei.