Health professionals like doctors, nurses, and caregivers daily come in contact with sick people and are exposed to pathogens. Which among these is an incorrect hygiene protocol?

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Using the same mask and gloves every day.

Use of phenyl, lizol, etc., for mopping, and cleaning.

Washing hands both before and after a patient checkup.

Wearing gloves before administering medicine on wounds.

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Health professionals can avoid getting sick by maintaining personal and environmental hygiene. Some of these are listed below.

They should wear clean clothes and wear fresh masks and pairs of gloves while treating patients. Masks and gloves should be changed at regular intervals every day.
They should wash their hands both before and after dealing with a patient.
They should wear gloves before administering medicine to wounds.
All the tools and equipment should be sterilized after a single use.
For cleaning and sterilization of the workplace, phenyl, lizol, etc., should be used.

Thus, using the same mask and gloves every day is an incorrect protocol.

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