The nurse is caring for a patient who has just given birth.The nurse is checking the patient for excessive vaginal drainage.It is important for the nurse to utilize which type of precautions?

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Routine practices apply to contact with blood,body fluid,nonintact skin,and mucous membranes of all patients.Contact precautions apply to individuals with colonization of infection such as methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA).Protective precautions apply to individuals who have undergone transplantations.Droplet precautions focus on diseases that are transmitted by large droplets.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Just