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• Precautions used in a medical facility that involve “protection as needed” to implement infection control and to protect the medical team and the residents from microorganisms and body fluids that may carry disease.

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  Cite Definition for Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions. (n.d.). HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/standard-precautions-universal-precautions.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions. www.cdc.gov. HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/standard-precautions-universal-precautions (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions." HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. CDC. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/standard-precautions-universal-precautions.

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