Step Two has to do with washing your hands.

Step Two Video Narration:

Step two might seem like common sense and not worth mentioning, but it goes without saying that washing your hands with antimicrobial soap is necessary to prevent the transmission of germs, dirt or infection.

Since skin is a barrier to germs and infection, you must cleanse your hands to make sure your client's health isn't put at risk.

If a sink isn't available, as is often the case when taking blood samples at remote locations, hand cleaner, antimicrobial gel or hand wipes can be used. It's important to stress that you wash hands and change gloves between every blood test, even if you are performing tests on members of the same family. This is all part of the universal precautions set up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

As far as gloving hands immediately after washing, this is optional. Some WIC staff like assembling the supplies with gloves on, while others put gloves on after assembling the supplies; however, when you're about to perform a blood test, gloves must be worn.