All of the following are examples of "universal precautions" EXCEPT which of the following?
Microbiology
No
U
A
"Universal precautions" are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of diseases carried in blood and certain human body fluids that could harbor infectious agents. They were first enacted during the the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980's. These universal precautions require all health care workers to assume that all human blood and body fluids containing visible blood may be potentially infectious.
All of the answer choices are part of "universal precautions" except choice "A". In contrast, contaminated needles should NEVER be recapped, bent, or clipped. Once a needle is used, it should be immediately discarded in a specifically-designated "sharps container." The reason why a contaminated needle should not be recapped is because the healthcare worker increases his or her risk of accidentally sticking him/herself during the process of recapping a needle.
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