During routine care for a client isolated with Clostridioides difficile, a nurse gathers heavily soiled wound dressings into a red biohazard bag. As the nurse lifts the bag to discard it, the bottom tears and bloody drainage begins to drip onto the floor. Which action should the nurse take first?
- Place the torn bag entirely inside a second, intact red biohazard bag.Cevap
- BTransfer the soiled dressings individually into a new biohazard bag.
- CClean the spilled drainage from the floor immediately using an alcohol-based wipe.
- DDelegate the transfer of the contaminated dressings into a new bag to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
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The nurse should immediately place the torn bag entirely inside a second, intact red biohazard bag to contain the leak.
When a biohazard bag becomes compromised, the standard infection control procedure is to double-bag the waste. The nurse should place the leaking bag entirely inside a second, intact biohazard bag to immediately contain the spill, minimize the risk of environmental contamination, and prevent further exposure.
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Biohazardous Waste Containment