Cengage Microbiology Practice Test

Under contact precautions, equipment used should be dedicated to that patient.

It should be shared between patients It should be dedicated to the patient It should be disposed after use It should be disinfected and reused for others

Correct Answer:

It should be dedicated to the patient

Explanation:

In contact precautions, preventing the spread of infection hinges on keeping objects that touch the patient or their environment from carrying the organism to others. Keeping equipment dedicated to that patient means the same items stay with that patient and aren’t used for another, dramatically reducing the chance that pathogens hop from one person to the next via contaminated surfaces. If an item cannot be assigned to a single patient, it must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected between uses, and some items may be disposable. Sharing equipment or reusing it for others without strict cleaning steps can transmit infections, so the dedicated approach provides the most reliable protection.

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