alleryStart learning →Which practice was added to Standard Precautions mainly to protect patients rather than personnel?
AWearing gloves for contact with body fluids
BWearing a gown when splashing is expected
CWashing hands after removing used gloves
DRespiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
1. Three areas of practice were added to Standard Precautions: Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette, safe injection practices, and masks for certain lumbar puncture procedures.
2. Most other elements grew out of Universal Precautions, which were built to protect healthcare personnel.
3. The added elements focus on protection of patients instead.
4. Gloves, gowns and hand hygiene predate these additions and are not the new material.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.A.1. New elements of standard precautions_
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