In which situations would a healthcare worker use personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of infection?

Use personal protective equipment when a task could expose the healthcare worker to infectious material. Taking an oral temperature may involve contact with saliva, and changing a bedpan may involve contact with urine or feces, so PPE is appropriate for both. Recording a medical history and transporting a cancer patient in a wheelchair do not, by themselves, involve likely exposure to body fluids.

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