ROUTINE HANDWASHING

Question 1

ROUTINE HAND WASHING

Answer 1

● Use plain soap and water
● When hands are visibly dirty
● Before eating and after using the restroom

Question 2

HAND ANTISEPSIS

Answer 2

● Use antimicrobial soap or alcohol-based sanitizers
● Alcohol-based hand sanitizers when hands are not
visibly dirty
● Put sanitizer on hands, rub hands together for 20
seconds or until it feels dry

Question 3

SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE HAND HYGIENE PROCEDURES

Answer 3

● Before and after each patient contact
● Between unrelated procedures on a patient
● Before putting on gloves and after taking them off
● Before leaving the laboratory
● Before going to lunch or on break
● Before and after going to the restroom
● Whenever hands become visibly or knowingly
contaminated

Question 4

SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE HAND HYGIENE PROCEDURES
[WHO GUIDELINES]

Answer 4

● Before touching a patient
● Before performing a clean or aseptic procedure
● After a risk if body Fluid exposure
● After touching a patient
● After touching patient surroundings

Question 5

● Remove jewelry
● Stand a few inches from the sink.
● Turn on the faucet and place your hands under the
running water.
● Use soap and work up lather.
● Make sure to scrub all surfaces.
● Apply a little friction and rub hands together for at least
15 seconds ( 20 seconds).
● Rinse the hands from the wrist to ngertips using
downward motion.
● Dry hands using a clean paper towel.
● Use the paper towel to close the faucet except when it is
foot or motion activated.
● Entire handwashing procedure: 1 minute (40-60
seconds)

Answer 5

SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE HAND HYGIENE PROCEDURES

Question 6

hand washing

Answer 6

DETAILED:
● Palm to palm to make a lather
● Rub right palm over the back of left hand with interlaced
ngers, vice versa
● Palm to palm with ngers interlaced
● Rub the back of ngers to opposing palm with ngers
interlocked, repeat for each hand
● Rub rotationally left thumb clasped in right palm, vice
versa
● To clean the tips of the ngers, rub rotationally with
clasped ngers of right hand and left palm and vice
versa

Question 7

alcohol-based antiseptic hand cleaners that contain a minimum of ___

Answer 7

60% alcohol

Question 8

if the hands are not visibly soiled

Answer 8

SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE HAND HYGIENE PROCEDURES

Question 9

OSHA

Answer 9

Occupational Safety and Health Administration