Routine practices are the system of infection prevention and control to be used in all health care settings, with all residents, during all care, to prevent and control transmission of microorganisms. These practices are based on the premise that all residents are potentially infectious, even when asymptomatic, and that the same safe standards of practice should be used routinely with all residents to prevent exposure to blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, or soiled items.
Key elements of routine practices include:
