infection

Medical term Safety and Compliance

Invasion and growth of disease-causing microorganisms in the body. Skin antisepsis before a puncture lowers the risk of introducing one.

Sources

• Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 6 Key Terms · OpenStax
• WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy (2010); official WHO IRIS PDF, also published as NCBI Bookshelf NBK138650 · World Health Organization

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Study Safety and Compliance

• Free Safety and Compliance practice questions
• All Safety and Compliance terms
• PPE for Blood Collection: Putting On and Taking Off
• Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
• Hand Hygiene at the Draw Station