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The Nurse Learns That the Family Has Been Throwing Contaminated

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The nurse learns that the family has been throwing contaminated dressings in with the family's normal garbage. Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to instruct the family about this practice?


A) Make sure they are wearing sterile gloves when throwing the dressing away.
B) No instruction is necessary, as this is acceptable practice.
C) Store the used dressings in a bag in the person's room.
D) Bag the dressing so as not to cause infection of other family members with the soiled dressing.

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