Which is the most important self-protective method for health care personnel against a client on contact precautions?
1. Double gloving
2. Water-resistant gown
3. Cohorting same infection
4. Washing hands thoroughly
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4. Effective self-protection from pathogens associated with contact precautions be-gins and ends with thorough hand washing for direct nursing care of clients with and without infections. Hand washing helps to break the chain of infection by disrupting an effective mode of transmission for microorganisms, the hands.
1. "Double-gloving" provides a health care worker a thicker barrier to microorganisms and primarily is an efficient method of removing and reapplying gloves during a procedure.
2. Clean, water-resistant gowns are used with respiratory isolation and direct contact with the client on contact precautions. Used alone, gowns do not protect the hands, face, eyes, and mucous membranes.
3. Two clients in the same room with the same infection potentially help health care workers protect themselves against infection if the worker notices both clients have an infection.
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