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A Nurse Who Had Just Undergone Orientation for a Staff

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A nurse who had just undergone orientation for a staff position in the emergency department noticed a material safety data sheet attached to a solvent used to clean the skin around wounds.What is the purpose of this sheet?


A) Hospitals are now attaching such documents for emergency department nurses,who are at high risk for trauma and injury from chemicals that patients use.
B) It is part of the risk management program of hospitals that do not want to be sued by employees who misuse chemicals.
C) It is required by federal law so that employees know the potential effects of the chemicals with which they are working.
D) The sheet is the equivalent of a drug information sheet and should be given to patients who have their wounds cleaned with the solvent.

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