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the nurse's forearm is splattered with blood when cleaning a patient's open wound. what action should the nurse take?

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The nurse should immediately discard their clothing if any blood got onto the clothing. They should then wash throughly/vigorously with their hospital approved antibacterial soap and warm water. The exposure should then be reported to the proper authority within the hospital.

Post exposure Follow-Up includes
1. Documenting how the exposure occurred

Hope this helps!
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