Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 1468 of 2368

Which body substance is NOT considered potentially infectious under standard precautions?

  1. Blood
  2. Sweat
  3. Nonintact skin
  4. Mucous membranes
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Correct answer: Sweat

Standard precautions treat all blood, body fluids except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes as possibly infectious.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Infection: Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026