CLEAN NEEDLE TECHNIQUE COURSE PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION SCRIPT.

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CLEAN NEEDLE TECHNIQUE COURSE PRACTICAL
DEMONSTRATION SCRIPT
SCORE SHEET 2026 LATEST VERSION
COUNCIL OF COLLEGES OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE




TRAVEL KIT:
1. Script: “Please show me your
travel kit.” Your response:
Open travel kit. Do not reach inside! Tell examiner you have a hard sided container
with 2 large ziplocks. In one are the clean and sterile items, in the other I have a
sharps container and a waste bag which is plastic lined.

Skill: Understanding how to prepare a travel kit.

a. Does the candidate have a properly prepated kit? If not has he/she
correctly stated how to prepare one?
b. Are all required components included?
i. Hard sided container.
ii. One bag with
 Contaminated sharps container
 Plastic lined trash bag
iii. Another bag with:
 Clean paper towels or commercially prepared clean field in its
own bag
 Clean cotton balls in their own bag
 Alcohol swabs (adequate amount for procedure)
 One inch and one and a half inch sterile needles, enough for
procedure
 Sterile gauze, individually wrapped
 Rubber gloves
c. Are containers clean, tightly closed, and do they provide adequate
protection?


SETTING UP:

2. Script: “Please set up your instruments and equipment. Tell me when you are
ready for the next instruction.”
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Your response:
Say: “I have washed my hands for 10 seconds, twice, with running water.” VERY
IMPORTANT! Set up your area. Don’t let anything touch your clothes!
Everything in the center, needles closest to you, swabs to the side, cotton balls on
the side




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