scrubbing, gowning, gloving Flashcards
where should you be donning a sterile attire
from a sterile area away from main instrument table
where should the circulating RN touch the cover gown tie tag in “dancing”
4-6” from the top of tag
what should circulating RN use if a sterile tag is unavailable during “gown dancing”?
hemostat or sterile glove wrapper
order of sx scrubbing the hands
- back and forth motion on all 4 sides of fingers
- circular motion on palm and back of hands up to wrist
- circular motion on rest of the arm while rotating arm from back to front
- **repeat on other hand
how long should hand hygiene lasts?
15 sec
acceptable shoe materials
- suede w/ or w/out inner mesh lining
- leather w/ inner canvas lining
- nonpliable leather
- rubber w/ or w/out inner leather lining
you should NOT open sterile gown packaging on where?
main instrument table
how high should you hold your hands after sx hand scrub
above elbows
which is better: ETOH hand scrub or sx hand washing
ETOH
when is open glove method prefer
best after initial gloving
2 instances when closed gloving is NOT preferred
- once hand passed thru white cuffs
- scrub person changing his/her own gloves after initial gloving
who can pull a contaminated glove off
only circulating RN
what part of the front of the gown is sterile?
above the table and 2 inches below the neck
