hand washing & gloves & immunizations Flashcards
sterile gloves
any surgical procedures
examination gloves
potential for touching blood, body fluids, recreations, excretions and items visibly soiled by body fluids
gloves not needed
no potential for exposure to blood or body fluids or contaminated environment
how to use hand sanitizer
Apply the gel product to the palm of one hand (read the label to learn the correct amount).
Rub your hands together.
Rub the gel over all the surfaces of your hands and fingers until your hands are dry. This should take around 20 seconds.
removing gloves
Grab the top of your right glove with your left hand.
Pull toward your fingertips. The glove will turn inside out.
Hold onto the empty glove with your left hand.
Put 2 right-hand fingers in the top of your left glove.
Pull toward your fingertips until you have pulled the glove inside out and off your hand. The right glove will be inside the left glove now.
Throw the gloves away in an approved waste container.
how to wash hands
Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
When can baby get first vaccine
2 months
when can baby get flu shot
6 months and older every fall