The Nurse Clarifies That the Difference Between the Use of Earlier

question 28

Multiple Choice

The nurse clarifies that the difference between the use of earlier types of isolation procedures and the use of current Standard Procedures plus Transmission-Based Precautions as outlined by the CDC:

• A) is that new diseases have continued to appear for which the older isolation techniques were ineffective.
• B) is based on the premise in the new procedures that all body substances except sweat may be infectious, even when the person is not known to have a specific disease.
• C) is complicated and hard to follow.
• D) is based on newer knowledge of how HIV is spread, to better protect health care workers from blood-borne pathogens.

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Discount Rate

The interest rate used to determine the present value of future cash flows in discounted cash flow analysis.

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