Treat every patient as if they have a blood-borne infection.
The concept of universal precautions was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was introduced in the 1980s as a set of guidelines to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens in healthcare settings.
The root word in precaution is caution.
Standard Based Precaution is the first step in implementing precautions, whether Transmission Based or Universal Based Precautions.
No, precaution is not a verb, it is a noun.
- safeguard - Take precaution: Be careful
As a precaution it is good to wear a helmet when cycling.
As a precaution, he locked his bicycle whenever he wasn't using it. The best precaution when using paint is to have adequate ventilation. Wearing a heavy jacket is a sensible precaution when riding a motorcycle.
A standard precaution would be a security measure that is normal to an industry. Turning on the firewall on a computer is also a standard precaution to prevent spyware and viruses from getting in.
You stop microorganisms through different ways of cleaning. An example would be the universal precaution Hand washing. With this you get 99.9% of germ or microorganisms out your hands. Other exmaples would be sterilization, boiling, cleaning or scrubbing.
"She took every precaution to ensure she would not get hurt while riding her bike" We should get insurance, just as a precaution. What precaution have you taken against failure? After having knee surgery, the basketball player began wearing a knee brace as a precaution. Please take the precaution of holding onto the rail while crossing this high bridge over the canyon.
Which of the following is a general safety precaution when doing a collection: