Actions:

Hygiene:

Use effective hand hygiene

Remove all jewellery on the hands and wrists

Keep fingernails short, clean and free of nail polish

Have bare arms below the elbow when delivering patient care

Cover cuts and abrasions with waterproof dressings

Appropriately manage equipment used to limit the risk of contamination with micro-organisms

Wear personal protective equipment where appropriate

Blood and bodily fluids:

Treat all blood and other bodily fluids as infected

Wear protective clothing when dealing with any bodily fluids and other substances that may be hazardous to health

Adhere to local environment hygiene policy including, where applicable, dealing promptly with bodily fluids

Sharps and clinical waste:

Only use approved sharps containers

Never dispose of waste in an already full receptacle

Perform hand hygiene following any waste handling/disposal