Use of Universal Precautions Is Best Explained by Which of the Following

question 7

Multiple Choice

Use of universal precautions is best explained by which of the following?

• A) handling a urine specimen from a patient with a bacterial infection very carefully
• B) wearing gloves in handling a serum specimen from a patient with HIV
• C) taking gloves off in the lab to place a serum specimen in a chemistry analyzer
• D) treating every specimen in the lab as if it were infectious

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