The nurse has contributed to a staff education program about the principles for the first tier of standard precautions. Which of the following statements by a nursing assistant would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?

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The correct understanding of the principles for the first tier of standard precautions includes the assumption that all patients are potentially infectious, even if they do not show any signs or symptoms of infection. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not reflect the concept of universal precautions, which require healthcare workers to assume that every patient is capable of transmitting an infectious agent.

The Nurse Has Contributed to a Staff Education Program About