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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Universal precautions are guidelines that healthcare professionals follow to protect themselves and others from bloodborne ... remove and safely dispose of personal protective equipment (PPE), ...

The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, did not significantly differ between ICUs with or without universal contact precautions, according to findings recently published in ...

Thomas Terranova: The second most cited deficiency is related to the need to document evidence of training of Universal Precautions, ASC standard 800.42.12. In this standard, records for all operating ...