You Arrive to Work in the Clinical Laboratory with a Small

Multiple Choice

You arrive to work in the clinical laboratory with a small cut on your hand.Your supervisor pulls you from specimen collection (phlebotomy) duties for the day,citing chain of infection protocols.Why is your supervisor concerned about the cut on your hand?

A) Because you will not have the mobility in your hand to properly collect blood
B) Because you are going to have to wear a bandage all day long
C) Because you have a point of entry that could expose you to infectious agents
D) Because you are going to be an active transmitter of infection onto general surfaces