Standard precaution is also called universal precautions. These were instituted as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Blood and body fluid precautions were practiced on all clients regardless of their potential infectious state.
Standard precaution blends the major features of universal precautions (blood and body fluids precautions) and body substance isolation into a single set of precautions to be used for the care of all
clients in hospitals, regardless of their diagnosis or presumed infection status. The new standard precautions apply to blood, all body fluids, secretions, and excretions, whether or not they contain visible blood; non-intact skin; and mucus membrane.
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