Contact Precautions

Introduction
Diseases Requiring Contact Precautions
Specifications
Initiation
Documentation
Patient Transport
Visitor Instructions
Waste Removal
Discontinuation of Contact Precaution
Modifications to Contact Precautions
IC Policies

MRSA
VRE
RSV


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Contact Precautions
Waste Removal
Waste removal from the rooms of patients on Contact Precautions is managed in a manner that is identical to patients on standard precautions, in accordance with the hospital's regulated and non-regulated waste policies.

Regulated Medical Waste Quick Reference Chart


Last modified: December 20, 2000.



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