A nurse manager is exploring different examples of preventive measures that nurses can use to reduce injury and occupational hazards related to environmental agents? Which of the following could be one of those examples?
a. use personal protection equipment
b. assess the work area for amount of noise
c. develop standards of care for handling hazardous agents
d. be aware of bio-terrorist alert plans
D
A variety of safeguards and standards exist to aid in the prevention of workplace injury and
occupational hazards. Some of these measures that relate to environmental agents: be aware of
bio-terrorist alert plans, develop a violence reduction plan, rotate shifts clockwise (day to night), assess
for dangerous chemicals in your workplace, and determine whether OSHA standards are in place.
Using personal protection equipment is an example of a safeguard for infectious agents. Assessing the
workplace for amount of noise is an example of a physical agents safeguard, and developing standards
of care for handling hazardous agents is a chemical agent safeguard.
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