title: Making sense of universal precautions.
abstract: Universal precautions are a way of reducing risks to patients, clients and health-care professionals from infection via body fluids. This paper outlines the principles underlying universal precautions, and looks at the practicalities of their implementation.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oakley
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D016635:Universal Precautions