The nurse is caring for a patient in Contact Precautions. The nurse includes hand hygiene as part of the plan of care to (Select all that apply)
a. Provide an uninterrupted chain of infection.
b. Decrease the incidence of health care–associated infection.
c. Protect the nurse from transmission of the microbes.
d. Decrease the transmission of microbes to other patients.
e. Prevent contamination of clean supplies.
f. Decrease the drying effects of soap.
ANS: B, C, D, E
Handwashing is part of Contact Precautions and assists in interrupting the chain of infection. Washing hands can assist in decreasing the incidence of health care–associated infection, protect the nurse from the transfer of microorganisms, decrease the transmission of microbes to other patients, and prevent contamination of clean supplies. Hands are a common means of transmission of bacteria from one place to another. Proper hand hygiene does not decrease the drying effects of soap—in fact, it increases the drying effects of soap.
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