(LAB) HANDWASHING

Question 1

Includes HAND WASHING and
the use of alcohol-based
antiseptic cleansers

Answer 1

HAND HYGIENE

Question 2

Hands should always be

washed:

Answer 2

Before patient contact
• When gloves are removed
• Before leaving the work area

Question 3

Hands should always be

washed:

Answer 3

• At any time when they have been knowingly
contaminated
• Before going to designated break areas
• Before and after using bathroom facilities

Question 4

equipment in hand washing technique

Answer 4

antimicrobial soap
paper towels
running water
waste container

Question 5

Step 1:

Answer 5

Wet hands with warm

water.

Question 6

Step 2:

Answer 6

Apply soap, preferably antimicrobial

Question 7

Step 3:

Answer 7

Rub on palm to palm to form a lather, create

friction, and loosen debris.

Question 8

Step 4:

Answer 8

Rub the back of both hands with fingers

interlaced.

Question 9

Step 5:

Answer 9

Interlace the fingers and rub hands together.

Question 10

Step 6:

Answer 10

Interlock the fingers and rub the back of the

fingers of both hands.

Question 11

Step 7:

Answer 11

Rub thumb in a rotating manner followed by the
area between index finger and thumb for both
hands.

Question 12

Step 8:

Answer 12

Rub clasped fingertips on palm for both hands in a
rotating manner, going forward and backward
directions

Question 13

Step 9:

Answer 13

Rub wrist with the opposite hand in a rotating

manner and vice versa

Question 14

Step 10:

Answer 14

Rinse hands with running water

Question 15

Step 11:

Answer 15

Obtain a clean paper towel from a dispenser and

use it to dry hands.

Question 16

Step 12:

Answer 16

Turn off faucet with a clean paper towel to prevent

recontamination.

Question 17

Washing the hands for ( ) seconds is approximately the time it will take you to sing 2 rounds of
“happy birthday.”

Answer 17

60 secs