NYC TATTOO STUDYS CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Remove items when dry - ✔✔Leave the autoclave door ajar to permit drying of
packages.
✔✔Store sterilized items in a clean, dry, place that is protected from dust, dirt, moisture
and vermin - ✔✔Handling increases the chance of punctures of sterilized bags. DO
NOT use damaged packages
✔✔Autoclaves must be fitted with gauges to measure time, temperature and pressure.
During each use, these gauges must be viewed to ensure that the readings are correct
and these readings should also be recorded. - ✔✔Heat Sensitive Chemical indicator
strips - (such as those on autoclave bags) change color with heat and are available to
use in autoclaves to test for procedural errors and equipment malfunction. These strips,
however, only test physical characteristics of the autoclave such as temperature and
pressure. They must be used on the outside wrapping and the inside of each part
placed in the autoclave.
✔✔Biological indicators - ✔✔the only sure method to show that sterilization has been
achieved. Biological indicators must be used during instrument sterilization, as well as
during testing and after repairs, and must be used according to the manufacturer's
instructions. To monitor steam sterilization, the spore strips or vials should be placed
into the center of the load during a regular cycle in the sterilizer. It is important to follow
manufacturer's instructions for use of all indicators, as indicators may vary.
✔✔Asepsis - ✔✔The tattooing instruments must be sterile at the outset of the procedure
and should not become contaminated with another client's blood or the blood of the
practitioner during the procedure. The tattooing instruments object should be protected
from contamination by the following practices: • Wash hands be fore and after wearing
gloves. • Keep items used during a procedure within easy reach to avoid accidental
contamination. The equipment used during the procedure should be positioned above
waist level and clearly visible to the practitioner. • Do not touch contaminated areas with
a sterile object. • Keep environmental objects clean, e.g. cord that you touch during the
, procedure. • Concentrate on the activity, and change the skin piercing object if it
becomes contaminated
✔✔hand washing - ✔✔Hand washing is the first step in any infection control program. A
separate handwashing sink equipped with liquid soap, hot and cold running water, and
paper towels must be available in the work area. The surface of forearms, hands and
nails must be clean before customer contact. Abrasions, cuts or lesions should be
covered by a waterproof dressing. A. When to Wash Hands • Before and after contact
with each customer. • Whenever work is interrupted. • After contact with any blood or
other body fluid. • Immediately prior to wearing new disposable, single-use surgical
glovesand attending a customer. • Immediately after removing disposable, single-use
surgical gloves for any reason. • After completing a tattoo on a customer. • After
touching mouth or nose. • After smoking. • After going to the toilet. Before and after
applying cosmetics.
✔✔smoking - ✔✔Smoking The tattoo artist should not smoke when carrying out
procedures on a customer. Smoking will allow transferring bacteria from your mouth
onto your fingers and then to your customer.
✔✔Protective Equipment and Clothing for Staff - ✔✔Gloves Tattooists should always
wear disposable, single-use sterile medical exam gloves while carrying out tattoo
procedures and their hands should always be thoroughly washed immediately prior to
wearing such gloves and immediately after removing them. During the tattooing
process, the tattooist must avoid touching his/her eyes, nose, mouth, or any other part
of the body with gloved hands. It is important that disposable, single-use sterile medical
exam gloves are: • Removed and disposed of before leaving a customer for any reason
and don a new pair of disposable gloves when returning to the customer. • Disposed of
the gloves if they become torn, contaminated with blood or are removed for any reason.
Be aware that ointments may erode gloves. Check gloves frequently to make sure they
are intact. • Changed between attending customers.• Never wash or reuse them. •
Disposed of used gloves in an infectious waste bin.
✔✔Latex allergies - ✔✔Latex allergies are a growing concern to both clients and
practitioners. Common symptoms include skin rash, runny nose and/or eyes, asthma
and, less commonly, more severe breathing problems. Individuals with latex allergies
should be referred to a dermatologist or allergist for advice. Non-powdered, low-protein
latex gloves may solve the problem or, in some cases, latex may have to be avoided
completely
✔✔TATTOOING - ✔✔A. Information to Client, Consent and Records It is important that
the customer be informed of any possible risk associated with tattooing. It is advisable
that pregnant women and persons with possible allergies to ink or dyes consult with
their physician prior to getting a tattoo. Customers should also be asked whether or not
they are allergic to latex, so that the tattoo artist can use disposable gloves In New York
State, it is against the law to tattoo any person under the age of 18 years. Parental
consent for tattooing persons under the age of 18 is not allowable. Each customer must
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Remove items when dry - ✔✔Leave the autoclave door ajar to permit drying of
packages.
✔✔Store sterilized items in a clean, dry, place that is protected from dust, dirt, moisture
and vermin - ✔✔Handling increases the chance of punctures of sterilized bags. DO
NOT use damaged packages
✔✔Autoclaves must be fitted with gauges to measure time, temperature and pressure.
During each use, these gauges must be viewed to ensure that the readings are correct
and these readings should also be recorded. - ✔✔Heat Sensitive Chemical indicator
strips - (such as those on autoclave bags) change color with heat and are available to
use in autoclaves to test for procedural errors and equipment malfunction. These strips,
however, only test physical characteristics of the autoclave such as temperature and
pressure. They must be used on the outside wrapping and the inside of each part
placed in the autoclave.
✔✔Biological indicators - ✔✔the only sure method to show that sterilization has been
achieved. Biological indicators must be used during instrument sterilization, as well as
during testing and after repairs, and must be used according to the manufacturer's
instructions. To monitor steam sterilization, the spore strips or vials should be placed
into the center of the load during a regular cycle in the sterilizer. It is important to follow
manufacturer's instructions for use of all indicators, as indicators may vary.
✔✔Asepsis - ✔✔The tattooing instruments must be sterile at the outset of the procedure
and should not become contaminated with another client's blood or the blood of the
practitioner during the procedure. The tattooing instruments object should be protected
from contamination by the following practices: • Wash hands be fore and after wearing
gloves. • Keep items used during a procedure within easy reach to avoid accidental
contamination. The equipment used during the procedure should be positioned above
waist level and clearly visible to the practitioner. • Do not touch contaminated areas with
a sterile object. • Keep environmental objects clean, e.g. cord that you touch during the
, procedure. • Concentrate on the activity, and change the skin piercing object if it
becomes contaminated
✔✔hand washing - ✔✔Hand washing is the first step in any infection control program. A
separate handwashing sink equipped with liquid soap, hot and cold running water, and
paper towels must be available in the work area. The surface of forearms, hands and
nails must be clean before customer contact. Abrasions, cuts or lesions should be
covered by a waterproof dressing. A. When to Wash Hands • Before and after contact
with each customer. • Whenever work is interrupted. • After contact with any blood or
other body fluid. • Immediately prior to wearing new disposable, single-use surgical
glovesand attending a customer. • Immediately after removing disposable, single-use
surgical gloves for any reason. • After completing a tattoo on a customer. • After
touching mouth or nose. • After smoking. • After going to the toilet. Before and after
applying cosmetics.
✔✔smoking - ✔✔Smoking The tattoo artist should not smoke when carrying out
procedures on a customer. Smoking will allow transferring bacteria from your mouth
onto your fingers and then to your customer.
✔✔Protective Equipment and Clothing for Staff - ✔✔Gloves Tattooists should always
wear disposable, single-use sterile medical exam gloves while carrying out tattoo
procedures and their hands should always be thoroughly washed immediately prior to
wearing such gloves and immediately after removing them. During the tattooing
process, the tattooist must avoid touching his/her eyes, nose, mouth, or any other part
of the body with gloved hands. It is important that disposable, single-use sterile medical
exam gloves are: • Removed and disposed of before leaving a customer for any reason
and don a new pair of disposable gloves when returning to the customer. • Disposed of
the gloves if they become torn, contaminated with blood or are removed for any reason.
Be aware that ointments may erode gloves. Check gloves frequently to make sure they
are intact. • Changed between attending customers.• Never wash or reuse them. •
Disposed of used gloves in an infectious waste bin.
✔✔Latex allergies - ✔✔Latex allergies are a growing concern to both clients and
practitioners. Common symptoms include skin rash, runny nose and/or eyes, asthma
and, less commonly, more severe breathing problems. Individuals with latex allergies
should be referred to a dermatologist or allergist for advice. Non-powdered, low-protein
latex gloves may solve the problem or, in some cases, latex may have to be avoided
completely
✔✔TATTOOING - ✔✔A. Information to Client, Consent and Records It is important that
the customer be informed of any possible risk associated with tattooing. It is advisable
that pregnant women and persons with possible allergies to ink or dyes consult with
their physician prior to getting a tattoo. Customers should also be asked whether or not
they are allergic to latex, so that the tattoo artist can use disposable gloves In New York
State, it is against the law to tattoo any person under the age of 18 years. Parental
consent for tattooing persons under the age of 18 is not allowable. Each customer must
