Techniques and Procedures - The graduate uses appropriate techniques or procedures for interacting with microorganisms in a clinic, laboratory, or community setting; utilizes basic laboratory techniques for identifying microorganisms; demonstrates proper laboratory techniques in microbiology, including sterile technique, staining techniques, aseptic technique, and chemical indicators; and recognizes types of culture media and when to use each.
Objectives:
Demonstrate proper aseptic technique when performing specified tasks in the laboratory.
Prepare a microscope slide for identification of a given microorganism.
Use a microscope to observe bacteria or blood samples in a laboratory setting.
Employ a specified bleach sterilizing technique in a laboratory setting.
Employ a specified preparation technique to observe a given bacterial morphology.
Employ a given direct or indirect staining technique in a laboratory setting.