Standard Precautions for Use with All Patients Standard Precautions, Hand Hygiene, Personal Protective Equipment, and Isolation Techniques are presented during the first year of the nursing program and reviewed again in the second year of the program. Nursing students are required to follow Standard Precautions Guidelines when providing patient care during clinical rotations. Failure to adhere to standard precautions could potentially result in a failure of the core clinical competencies of asepsis and/or physical jeopardy. Standard precautions apply to blood, blood products, all body fluids, secretions, excretions (except sweat), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. Perform hand hygiene before, after, and between direct contact with patients. Perform hand hygiene after contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions; after contact with surfaces or articles in a patient room; and immediately after gloves are removed. Perform hand hygiene before entering and upon exit from a patient’s room. When hands are visibly soiled or contaminated with blood or body fluids, wash them with either a non-antimicrobial soap or an antimicrobial soap and water.
Standard Precautions for Use with All Patients Standard Precautions, Hand Hygiene, Personal Protective Equipment, and Isolation Techniques are presented during the first year of the nursing program and reviewed again in the second year of the program. Nursing students are required to follow Standard Precautions Guidelines when providing patient care during clinical rotations. Failure to adhere to standard precautions could potentially result in a failure of the core clinical competencies of asepsis and/or physical jeopardy. Standard precautions apply to blood, blood products, all body fluids, secretions, excretions (except sweat), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. Perform hand hygiene before, after, and between direct contact with patients. Perform hand hygiene after contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions; after contact with surfaces or articles in a patient room; and immediately after gloves are removed. Perform hand hygiene before entering and upon exit from a patient’s room. When hands are visibly soiled or contaminated with blood or body fluids, wash them with either a non-antimicrobial soap or an antimicrobial soap and water.
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