Title: Describe Standard Precautions guidelines.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit III: Infection Control

Description should include how Standard Precautions were established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and should always be followed. Guidelines include

- washing one’s hands before putting on and after taking off gloves
- wearing gloves, gown, mask, goggles, and/or a face shield if coming in contact with blood or body fluids
- not touching clean objects with contaminated gloves
- immediately washing all skin contaminated with blood and/or body fluids
- placing all contaminated supplies in special containers
- disposing of all sharp objects in biohazard containers
- never recapping a needle
- cleaning all surfaces potentially contaminated with infectious waste.