The nurse is preparing to provide care for the patient. Before making patient contact, she washes her hands. This practice is known as __________________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
medical asepsis
Medical asepsis, or clean technique, includes procedures used to reduce the number, and prevent the spread, of microorganisms. Hand hygiene, barrier techniques, and routine environmental cleaning are examples of medical asepsis.
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