Safety & Infection ControlQuestion 49 of 200
Standard Precautions are applied to:
a.Only residents on isolation precautions
b.Only residents known to have HIV or hepatitis
c.All residents, all the time, treating blood, all body fluids (except sweat), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes as potentially infectious
d.Only when the resident is bleeding visibly
Explanation
Standard Precautions, the foundation of infection control per CDC and OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, apply to ALL residents regardless of known infection status because exposures may occur before infection is known. They cover blood, all body fluids (sweat excepted), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. Limiting to known cases (a, c) or visible blood (d) misses asymptomatic carriers and post-exposure scenarios; that thinking caused historic HIV/HBV transmission to staff.
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