Question

Anurse observes that an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) did not use a bag impervious to quid for contaminated linen from a client who is on contact precautions. The nurse's best way to handle this situation is to:

Answer 1

The nurse has to review transmission-based precautions with the UAP . An incident report need to be created so that the root cause analysis can be done to prevent the same mistake from occuring . Contact Precautions are intended to prevent transmission of infectious agents, which are spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient’s environment.Contact Precautions also apply where the presence of excessive wound drainage, fecal incontinence, or other discharges from the body suggest an increased potential for extensive environmental contamination and risk of transmission.