The nurse must bathe a patient with herpes. What is the nurse's best protection against contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from patients while providing perineal hygiene?
a. Practicing standard precautions
b. Washing hands following care
c. Wearing gloves at all times
d. Avoiding touching patients who have STDs
ANS: A
A nurse's best protection against catching diseases from blood and body fluids of infected patients is the strict practice of standard precautions and maintaining his or her own healthy, intact skin. Washing hands is essential but is not sufficient. Touching patients cannot and should not be avoided.
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