universal precautions
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OSHA approach: handle all human blood and certain body fluids as though they contain HBV, HIV or other bloodborne pathogens.
Related terms
- bloodborne pathogensDisease-causing germs carried in human blood, such as HBV, HCV and HIV. OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard…
- HBVHepatitis B virus: spread by blood and body fluids and attacks the liver. OSHA has employers offer at-risk…
- HIVHuman immunodeficiency virus: the bloodborne virus that causes AIDS; one of the three viruses named in the…
- OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration: part of the U.S. Department of Labor; it writes and enforces…
- susceptible hostA person who can become infected, such as a patient with weak immunity or a worker who is not immune.
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- trailing zeroZero after a decimal point (5.0 mg). Do Not Use list: in medication orders 5.0 can be read as 50; write 5…
- transmission-based precautionsContact, droplet or airborne measures added on top of standard precautions when a patient has, or may have…
- waived testCLIA category for tests cleared for home use, simple and accurate enough that errors are unlikely, or…
- work practice controlsSafer ways of doing a task that cut exposure risk, for example never recapping a used needle with both hands.
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