What Practices Are in Place to Protect Health Care Workers

question 20

Multiple Choice

What practices are in place to protect health care workers from infection with blood-borne pathogens carried by their patients?

• A) Isolation
• B) Standard Precautions
• C) Centers for Disease Control
• D) Homeland Security Council

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Definitions:

Downstream

In the direction that a stream or river flows, from its source towards its mouth, often used to describe areas or processes occurring in this direction.

Sediment Load

The amount of sediment carried by a river, stream, or other body of moving water, which can affect water quality and ecosystem health.

Stream Velocity

The speed at which water flows in a stream or river, typically measured in meters per second.

Erosive Power

The ability of natural agents, like water, wind, and ice, to wear away the surface of the Earth through the process of erosion.