The nurse needs to change a patient's abdominal wound dressing. Which of the following techniques should be implemented?

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Standard precautions should always be used with any patient encounter, including changing a wound dressing. This includes hand hygiene, gloves, gown, and mask/eye protection if there is a risk of splashing or spraying of bodily fluids. Contact precautions may be used if the patient has a known or suspected infection that spreads easily through contact, such as MRSA. Droplet precautions may be used if the patient has a respiratory illness that spreads through respiratory droplets, such as the flu. Airborne precautions may be used if the patient has a disease that spreads through airborne particles, such as tuberculosis.

The Nurse Needs to Change a Patient's Abdominal Wound Dressing