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Who should receive Standard Precautions?

Standard Precautions apply to every patient, whether or not an infection is suspected.

Do gloves replace hand hygiene?

No. Gloves do not replace hand hygiene; clean your hands as required before and after care.

When are Transmission-Based Precautions added?

Add them when an infection is known or suspected to spread by contact, droplets, or airborne routes.

How should a patient’s identity be verified before care?

Confirm identity with at least two approved identifiers, such as full name and date of birth, and match them to the identification band and care record.

When should fall risk be reassessed?

Assess fall risk and reassess it when the patient’s condition, mobility, or medications change.

What should you do first when a patient falls?

Stay with the patient, call for help, and assess responsiveness, breathing, pain, visible injury, and vital signs as appropriate. Do not move them if serious injury is possible unless there is immediate danger.

What should you do if a patient transfer would require an unsafe manual lift?

Check the mobility and transfer plan, prepare the route, and use the appropriate staff and equipment. Pause and get help or equipment rather than attempting an unsafe manual lift.

What is the immediate response to a serious patient emergency?

Check that the scene is safe, stay with the patient, activate the facility’s emergency response system, and report the location and observed problem. Do not delay calling for help.

How should an incident be documented?

Record objective clinical facts and care provided in the health record, then submit a separate event report as required. Do not document in the patient’s chart that the report was filed.

When should you wash visibly soiled hands with soap and water?

Use soap and water when hands are visibly soiled, and follow facility guidance for other situations when it is preferred.

What measures generally accompany airborne precautions?

Airborne precautions generally require an appropriate respirator and an airborne infection isolation room.

Before which care activities should patient identity be rechecked?

Recheck identity before medication administration, specimen collection, blood administration, treatment, or a procedure.