Standard precautions apply to: | One Paper Preparation

A) Only patients with known infections

B) All patients regardless of diagnosis, treating all blood, body fluids, and non-intact skin as potentially infectious

C) Only surgical patients

D) Only immunocompromised patients

Explanation

Standard precautions: apply to ALL patient care. Hand hygiene, gloves for body fluids, PPE as needed, sharps disposal, respiratory hygiene. Based on principle that all patients may carry infectious agents.

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