A medical assistant takes universal precautions while drawing blood for analysis. This is an example of:
A. standard of care
B. reasonable person care
C. reasonable person standard
D. duty of care
E. performance standard
A. standard of care
Standard of care refers to the level of performance expected of a health care practitioner in carrying out his or her professional duties. The reasonable person standard or care means that an individual would be charged with negligence if someone is injured because he or she failed to perform an act that a reasonable person, in similar circumstances, would perform. It is reasonable to assume that universal precautions are necessary when drawing blood.
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