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The healthcare worker’s responsibility is to control and prevent infections and communicable diseases, recognize the strategies in preventing infections and recognizing the need for prompt evaluation and treatment of exposed personnel or patients. Additional responsibilities include identifying means to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens (see Element II) and identifying current resources for evaluation of healthcare...