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A nurse is observing staff members handle various hazardous and infectious materials on a medical-surgical unit. Which observed actions indicate appropriate infection control and safety practices? Select all that apply.

  1. Placing a surgical dressing heavily saturated with blood into a red biohazard bag.Cevap
  2. B
    Discarding a disposable incontinent pad containing non-bloody urine into a red biohazard bag.
  3. Disposing of a used, uncapped intravenous catheter needle directly into a rigid, puncture-resistant sharps container.Cevap
  4. D
    Double-bagging all regular room trash from a client on Contact Precautions before removing it from the room.
  5. Discarding an empty intravenous bag used for a hazardous antineoplastic medication into a designated trace chemotherapy waste container.Cevap

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The correct actions are placing a heavily blood-soaked dressing in a red biohazard bag, disposing of an uncapped needle in a sharps container, and discarding an empty antineoplastic IV bag in a trace chemotherapy waste container.
The correct actions demonstrate strict adherence to OSHA and CDC guidelines for hazardous and infectious waste segregation. Items saturated with blood that can release fluids when compressed meet the criteria for regulated medical waste and require a red biohazard bag. Used needles must be immediately placed uncapped into a rigid, puncture-resistant sharps container to prevent needlestick injuries. Finally, trace antineoplastic waste, such as empty IV bags and tubing, must be placed in a designated trace chemotherapy container (typically yellow) rather than regular trash or red bags.

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1
Evaluate the disposal of the blood-soaked surgical dressing.
It is correctly placed in a red biohazard bag.
OSHA defines items saturated with blood or infectious materials as regulated medical waste, requiring segregation into red biohazard bags.
2
Evaluate the disposal of the incontinent pad containing non-bloody urine.
It is incorrectly placed in a red biohazard bag.
Routine bodily fluids without visible blood are not regulated medical waste and should be placed in standard trash receptacles.
3
Evaluate the disposal of the used, uncapped needle.
It is correctly placed in a rigid sharps container.
Standard precautions dictate that sharps must be disposed of immediately without recapping to prevent needlestick injuries.
4
Evaluate the practice of routinely double-bagging isolation room trash.
It is an incorrect practice.
CDC guidelines state that a single, sturdy bag is sufficient for isolation waste unless the exterior becomes contaminated or punctured.
5
Evaluate the disposal of the empty antineoplastic intravenous bag.
It is correctly placed in a trace chemotherapy waste container.
Hazardous drugs require specialized incineration, so trace waste must be segregated into designated containers (usually yellow), not standard red biohazard bags.

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Correct segregation and disposal of hazardous and infectious medical waste according to OSHA and CDC guidelines.
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