Basic Nursing SkillsDifficulty 2/5
To which residents do standard precautions apply?
- AAll residents, regardless of known or suspected infection status
- BResidents who have a confirmed infection documented in the record
- CResidents who have been placed in isolation by the facility
- DResidents who are receiving antibiotics at the time of care
Show answer and rationale
Correct: A. Standard precautions are the baseline for everyone, because infection status is frequently unknown. Transmission-based precautions are added on top for airborne, droplet and contact situations.
- B — Limiting precautions to documented infections leaves undiagnosed residents unprotected.
- C — Isolation adds transmission-based precautions; it does not replace the baseline.
- D — Antibiotic treatment does not determine what precautions a resident requires.