When Standard Precautions alone cannot prevent transmission, they are supplemented with Transmission-Based Precautions.   Question options: A) True B) False

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When Standard Precautions alone cannot prevent transmission, they are supplemented with Transmission-Based Precautions.
 

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For the safety, proper sterilization and disinfectants are the all-time needs of the hospital. Nurses support and educate the patients and their families regarding the preventive measures for any disease.  As we know that, prevention is better than cure hence, always care must be taken to eliminate the chances of disease spread to any patient. Control of infection is necessary to restrict the infection in the diseased only so as to eliminate the chances of others getting infected and the disease affecting a large sum of the population.

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