When should you preform hand hygiene?
Before applying gloves to insert an IV, after moving a patient up in bed
and before assessing a patient's vital signs
You're washing your hands in a sink with hand faucets. You first turn on the water & regulate the temp to warm. You increase the water pressure to create a strong spray. You wet your hands, apply 1 teaspoon of soap, & rub your hands vigorously, creating l
The force of the water and the method used to turn off the faucet
Why are the hands rinsed with the fingertips held lower than the wrist?
Water flows from the least to the most contaminated areas, rinsing microorganisms into the sink
What's the best nursing practice to reduce the potential transmission of microorganisms within the health care setting?
Performing hand hygiene
Under which circumstances should hand washing be repeated?
Hands touch the sink during hand washing and areas under the fingernails remain soiled
When is it acceptable to use antiseptic hand rub rather than soap & water?
After adjusting a nasal cannula on a patient, after removing gloves after changing a wound dressing, and after moving patient's belongings on the bedside table
The nurse is observing the NAP perform hand hygiene. Which of the following, if performed by the NAP, requires intervention by the nurse?
Takes the patient's bp and leaves the room to document, puts the patient's socks on, then begins to feed the patient, and has an uncovered cut on the back of the nondominant hand
The NAP complains of his hands hurting and skin being chapped. What would be the appropriate suggestion for the NAP?
Use hand lotion from an individual use container, be sure to rinse and dry hands thoroughly, and avoid excessive amounts of soap or antiseptic
When should you preform hand hygiene?
Before applying gloves to insert an IV, after moving a patient up in bed
and before assessing a patient's vital signs
You're washing your hands in a sink with hand faucets. You first turn on the water & regulate the temp to warm. You increase the water pressure to create a strong spray. You wet your hands, apply 1 teaspoon of soap, & rub your hands vigorously, creating l
The force of the water and the method used to turn off the faucet
Why are the hands rinsed with the fingertips held lower than the wrist?
Water flows from the least to the most contaminated areas, rinsing microorganisms into the sink
What's the best nursing practice to reduce the potential transmission of microorganisms within the health care setting?
Performing hand hygiene
Under which circumstances should hand washing be repeated?
Hands touch the sink during hand washing and areas under the fingernails remain soiled
When is it acceptable to use antiseptic hand rub rather than soap & water?
After adjusting a nasal cannula on a patient, after removing gloves after changing a wound dressing, and after moving patient's belongings on the bedside table
The nurse is observing the NAP perform hand hygiene. Which of the following, if performed by the NAP, requires intervention by the nurse?
Takes the patient's bp and leaves the room to document, puts the patient's socks on, then begins to feed the patient, and has an uncovered cut on the back of the nondominant hand
The NAP complains of his hands hurting and skin being chapped. What would be the appropriate suggestion for the NAP?
Use hand lotion from an individual use container, be sure to rinse and dry hands thoroughly, and avoid excessive amounts of soap or antiseptic