Title: Identify the principles of maintaining aseptic conditions.
Course: Medication Aide (14051-36) > Section: Preparing for Safe Administration of Medications

Identification should include

- definitions of aseptic and pathogen
- the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for equipment use when working in facilities
- knowledge of the steps in Standard Precautions
- knowledge of the proper disposal of infectious waste according to Virginia law.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the different types of pathogens (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, rickettsia), and how do they differ from one another?
- What are drug-resistant organisms, and why are these problematic?
- What are transmission-based Standard Precautions, and how and when is personal protective equipment (PPE) used?
- What is the procedure to clean a blood spill?