Handwashing

Question 1

5 Moments of Hand Hygiene

Answer 1

1. Before touching patient
2. Before clean or aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After touching patient
5. After touching patient surroundings

Question 2

Handwashing Technique

Answer 2

1. Turn on water and adjust force
2. Wet hands and wrist area. Keep hands lower that elbows to allow water to flow down
3. Use 1 tsp soap. Cover all areas of hands
4. Firm rubbing and circular motions wash palms, back of hands, finger, area b/w finger, knuckles, wrist, forearms
5. Continue friction rubbing for 20 seconds
6. Rinse with water running towards fingertips.
7. Grab papertowel and dab hands dry
8. Grab new papertowel to turn off faucet

Question 3

When to use hand sanitizer

Answer 3

1. Hands not visibly soiled (blood or body fluids)
2. Before inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular catheters, or invasive devices that do not require surgical placement
3. Before donning sterile gloves prior to invasive procedure
4. Moving from contaminated to clean body site
5. Before and after patient contact, patient surfaces
6. After removing gloves