The most important aseptic procedure for a medical assistant is ____.
A. proper hand hygiene
B. stocking the office with housekeeping equipment
C. dusting the furniture in the waiting room
D. periodically vacuuming and sweeping the floors
E. providing tissues to patients with colds
A. proper hand hygiene
The single most important aseptic procedure for a medical assistant is proper hand hygiene, because transmission by touching is the most common means of transmitting pathogens.
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