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Adrianna Petty
on Oct 12, 2024
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The nurse is caring for a patient with an order for routine practices.The nurse includes hand hygiene as part of the plan of care to do which of the following? (Select all that apply. )
A) Provide an uninterrupted chain of infection.
B) Decrease the incidence of health care-associated infection.
C) Protect the nurse from transmission of the microbes.
D) Decrease the transmission of microbes to other patients.
E) Prevent contamination of clean supplies.
F) Decrease the drying effects of soap.
Health Care-Associated Infection
A type of infection acquired by patients during healthcare treatment for other conditions.
Routine Practices
Standardized methods and procedures followed in healthcare to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases.
Chain of Infection
A series of steps showing how infectious diseases are transmitted from one source to another.
- Comprehend the rationale behind routine practices including hand hygiene for infection control.
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MJ
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the rationale behind routine practices including hand hygiene for infection control.