Reducing the Risk of Transmission of Blood-Borne Infection

All registrants of the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) have a professional responsibility to protect the health and safety of their clients and reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne infection. The importance of your role, both individually and as a member of the nursing profession, is to ensure and promote effective infection prevention and control (IP&C) in all practice settings in the interest of patient safety. Routine precautions should always be applied regardless of the perception of risk for the procedure or the health status of a client. All interventions have potential risks, including the general risk of infection (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2016).