Question

You are a new graduate of a medical assisting program and have just been hired by an internal medicine practice with seven practitioners. This is a very busy office and you are excited to be working in the clinical area. Since you are new to the practice. you will shadow with Mary Benton, RMA. This morning is particularly busy and you have seen several patients with suspected influenza. After the morning patient session, Mary approaches you and says that you could save time by not washing your hands so much. S your hands after you take them off. How do you respond to Mary, and what action should you take? gloves, you don't have to wash tells you that, if you are weari

Answer 1

I would respond to marry Positively by accepting what she had told and I would respond in this way,

Sure Mam, I'll follow what you said, But I thought it is necessary to wash hands if my hand got soiled or contaminated. If it is not I'll just do the hand rub and manage my time.

After I said that I may wash hand whenever it necessary and I would do hand rub every time while changing the gloves because I was handling with the patient who had suspected case of Influenza.