When a patient is on standard contact precautions, the healthcare worker caring for that patient should be wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves, a gown ...

BLOG: The new 'universal precautions' ByJohn A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS. ... with adequate personal protective equipment and a state of mind to implement “pandemic precautions.” ...

Universal precautions Thu., Nov. 6, 2014. X; ... to use gloves and other necessary articles of personal protective equipment for procedures that could lead to exposure to any body fluid.

Low health literacy is a growing concern in the U.S. as medical-treatment decisions become more complex, chronic diseases more prevalent and doctors' face time with patients more limited, today's ...

Universal precautions are observed at this facility to prevent contact with blood or other potentially ... of bloodborne pathogens. Generally, though, control is achieved through the use of equipment ...

Additionally, the three ICUs with universal contact precautions experienced a 6.6 percent decrease in MDRO rates per year versus a 6 percent decrease in non-universal contact precaution ICU units.

A lot of health information seems like a secret code only doctors understand. Wouldn't it be great if we could all comprehend what they were telling us? To address the gap between what healthcare ...