Which term refers to treating blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes?

Which term refers to treating blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes?

• A. Standard precautions
• B. CHHA
• C. Doctors
• D. Social workers

Answer: (A)

Standard precautions are the basic infection-control practices used to prevent transmission of infections by treating blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes as potentially infectious. This means performing hand hygiene before and after contact, using gloves, gowns, masks, or eye protection as needed, safe handling and disposal of needles and sharps, proper cleaning and disinfection of surfaces and equipment, and safe waste management. In home health care, these precautions apply with every client because you can’t reliably know who might be carrying an infection. They form the foundation of protection for both you and the patient, with any extra transmission-based precautions applied only when an infection is known or suspected. The other options refer to roles or credentials rather than infection-control practices.

Standard precautions are the basic infection-control practices used to prevent transmission of infections by treating blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes as potentially infectious. This means performing hand hygiene before and after contact, using gloves, gowns, masks, or eye protection as needed, safe handling and disposal of needles and sharps, proper cleaning and disinfection of surfaces and equipment, and safe waste management. In home health care, these precautions apply with every client because you can’t reliably know who might be carrying an infection. They form the foundation of protection for both you and the patient, with any extra transmission-based precautions applied only when an infection is known or suspected. The other options refer to roles or credentials rather than infection-control practices.