The nurse has contributed to a staff education program about the principles for the first tier of standard precautions. Which statement by a nursing assistant indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
A) "All patients are presumed infectious."
B) "Isolation is not required for most diseases."
C) "Patients with a known infection are placed in isolation upon admission."
D) "Patients are not considered infectious until confirmed so by the laboratory."
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