IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

STANDARD PRECAUTION

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Dr Garima Mittal

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), new diseases that a patient contracts while they are in the hospital are known as hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). In addition to handling blood and bodily fluids from patients, nurses may use needles contaminated with a variety of infectious diseases when providing nursing care. This could make getting sicker more likely. Blood-borne illnesses that are frequently contracted include viruses like HIV, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV). Therefore, it is critical that nurses are aware of and follow conventional measures in order to lower the risk of such secondary infections. Standard precautions have been shown to be somewhat troublesome in clinical settings, and the reality is distant from what is advised. Control measures are to evaluate for the effectiveness of control measures

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