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Food Service Handling for Suspected and Confirmed COVID Patients
Last update:
March 17, 2020
Food on disposable tray delivered to unit
RN to take food to patient wearing appropriate PPE
Disposable tray to be thrown away in patient’s room into biohazard-lined trash can
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