Standard Precautions to Prevent Transmission of HIV and Other Blood-Borne

question 5

Multiple Choice

Standard precautions to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne pathogens should be used when the nurse is likely to come into contact with blood,semen,vaginal secretions,and possibly breast milk.Only these four fluids have been shown to transmit HIV.Although the risk is unknown,universal precautions for prevention of HIV have also been suggested for which of the following bodily fluids?

• A) Tears
• B) Sweat
• C) Pleural fluid
• D) Nasal secretions

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