CLEAN NEEDLE - CNT & CLEAN
FIELD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
1. Hand Sanitation
2. Establishing and maintaining a clean field
3. Skin preparation
4. Isolation of contaminated sharps
5. Standard precautions
6. Use of sterile single-use needles and seven-star hammers, press tacks/intradermal
needles, lancets
7. follow emergency procedures in the event of needle-stick or other clinical accident -
ANSWERScomponents of Clean Needle Technique
1. bleeding occurs or is likely
2. needling in a genital region or mouth
3. palpating near an area where there are lesions
4. Skin lesions or open woulds on acupuncturist's hands
5. when cleaning blood or OPIM from a surface - ANSWERSgloves are worn when
________ _________ are based on the idea that blood, body fluids, secretions,
excretions except sweat, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes may contain
transmissible infectious agents - ANSWERSstandard precautions
________ __________ are used to prevent exposure to potentially infectious materials
in the course of clinical work - ANSWERSstandard precautions
1. assume all patients are a potential source of infection
2. utilize correct and frequent hand washing
3. healthcare practitioners use of personal protective equipment
4. healthcare facilities apply appropriate engineering controls
5. Isolation of sharps in sharps containers
6. Isolation of contaminated medical waste in red bag
7. correct use of disinfectants
8. caution when handling sharps, needles, seven-star hammers, lancets -
ANSWERSstandard precautions
_____________ is a critical component of CNT protocol - ANSWERShandwashing
______________ is the best way to reduce number of microbes on hands -
ANSWERShandwashing
alcohol-based hand sanitizer should contain at least _____% alcohol - ANSWERS60
FIELD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
1. Hand Sanitation
2. Establishing and maintaining a clean field
3. Skin preparation
4. Isolation of contaminated sharps
5. Standard precautions
6. Use of sterile single-use needles and seven-star hammers, press tacks/intradermal
needles, lancets
7. follow emergency procedures in the event of needle-stick or other clinical accident -
ANSWERScomponents of Clean Needle Technique
1. bleeding occurs or is likely
2. needling in a genital region or mouth
3. palpating near an area where there are lesions
4. Skin lesions or open woulds on acupuncturist's hands
5. when cleaning blood or OPIM from a surface - ANSWERSgloves are worn when
________ _________ are based on the idea that blood, body fluids, secretions,
excretions except sweat, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes may contain
transmissible infectious agents - ANSWERSstandard precautions
________ __________ are used to prevent exposure to potentially infectious materials
in the course of clinical work - ANSWERSstandard precautions
1. assume all patients are a potential source of infection
2. utilize correct and frequent hand washing
3. healthcare practitioners use of personal protective equipment
4. healthcare facilities apply appropriate engineering controls
5. Isolation of sharps in sharps containers
6. Isolation of contaminated medical waste in red bag
7. correct use of disinfectants
8. caution when handling sharps, needles, seven-star hammers, lancets -
ANSWERSstandard precautions
_____________ is a critical component of CNT protocol - ANSWERShandwashing
______________ is the best way to reduce number of microbes on hands -
ANSWERShandwashing
alcohol-based hand sanitizer should contain at least _____% alcohol - ANSWERS60
