Transporting Isolated Client outside the Room

Equipment
- Transport Vehicle
- Bath blanket
- Mask for client if needed

Procedure
1. Explain procedure to patient

2. If client is being transported from a respiratory isolation room, instruct him or her to wear a mask for the entire time out of isolation. This prevents the spread of airborne microbes.

3. Cover the transport vehicle with a bath blanket if there is a chance of soiling when transporting a client who has a draining wound or diarrhea.

4. Help client to transport vehicle. Cover client with a bath blanket.

5. Tell receiving department what type of isolation client needs and what type of precaution hospital personnel should follow.

6. Remove bath blanket, and handle as contaminated linen when client returns to room.

7. Instruct all hospital personnel to wash their hands before they leave the area.

8. Wipe down transportation vehicle with antimicrobial solution if soiled.