Title: Implement standard precautions.
Course: Medical Assistant II (14151-II) > Section: Maintaining Medical and Surgical Asepsis

Implementation of standard precautions should include

- using personal protective equipment (PPE)
- handling of sharps
- performing hand hygiene
- using eye wash equipment
- using alcohol-based hand hygiene
- handling and disposing of biohazard materials
- identifying Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) blood-borne standards (including exposure-control plan and exposure incident management).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the scientific basis of standard precautions?
- Why should all medical facilities have a biohazard exposure control plan and exposure incident management strategies?
- What are the implications for staff and patients if standard precautions are improperly carried out?