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Nursing Care of Women at Risk During Pregnancy & Post-partum

A client who had a postpartum hemorrhage is to receive 1 unit of packed red blood cells (RBCs). The nurse manager observes a staff nurse administering the packed RBCs without wearing gloves. What does the nurse manager conclude?

ExplanationC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that gloves should be worn when there is potential contact with blood or other body fluids. A. Even if the client does not have an infection, gloves are always worn when exposure to blood or other body fluids is a possibility. B. All blood is considered to be potentially infectious. D. Nurses are required to take precautions that limit exposure; gloves must be worn.