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A patient is placed on Droplet Precautions. What happens to Standard Precautions for that patient?
AThey are suspended while the droplet order stands
BThey continue and the droplet measures are added
CThey are replaced by the droplet measures alone
DThey apply only when the patient leaves the room
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. They continue and the droplet measures are added
1. Transmission-Based Precautions are used when a route of transmission is not completely interrupted by Standard Precautions alone.
2. Whether used singly or in combination, they are always used in addition to Standard Precautions.
3. So hand hygiene, gloves for anticipated exposure and safe injection practice all carry on unchanged.
4. Nothing in the droplet order suspends or replaces the standard layer.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.B. Transmission-Based Precautions_
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