A Medical Assistant Takes Universal Precautions While Drawing Blood for Analysis

question 22

Multiple Choice

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

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Definitions:

External Cause

Factors outside an individual that can lead to certain outcomes or effects.

Consistent Behavior

A pattern of actions or responses that remains uniform over time in a particular individual or situation.

Attribution

The process of explaining one's own behavior and the behavior of others.

Assigning Causes

The process of attributing reasons or explanations to events, actions, or outcomes, often to understand or predict behavior.