NEARBY - LIST. 1  Charleston - Harbor, South Carolina (0 mi / 0 km) 2  Sullivans Island, South Carolina (4 mi / 7 km) 3  Charleston, South Carolina (10 mi / 16 km)  North Charleston, South Carolina (10 mi / 16 1  km) Lincolnville, South Carolina (20 mi / 32  km)
Neutropenic Precautions. Neutropenic Precautions are Infection Control Nursing Procedures that are applied when patient has a high risk of bacterial infections due to low Neutrophil count (Neutropenia).
Under Universal Precautions, blood and certain body fluids of all patients are considered potentially infectious. Universal Precautions were initially developed in 1987 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and in 1989 by the Bureau of Communicable Disease Epidemiology in Canada.he guidelines include specific recommendations for use of gloves and masks and protective eyewear when contact with blood or body secretions containing blood or blood elements is anticipated. In 1996 the CDC expanded the concept and changed the term to. standard precautions. See also.