CNT Clean Needle Technique EXAM 1-3 ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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CNT Clean Needle Technique EXAM 1-3 ALL
500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
CNT Clean Needle Technique EXAM 1


QUESTION: Gloves and eye protection are used for which of following procedures?


A) Empty cupping


B) Gua sha


C) Application of ear seeds


D) Bleeding - ANSWER-D) Bleeding




QUESTION: Gua sha should not be used within 48 hours prior to chemotherapy (T/F) - ANSWER-

True




QUESTION: The five (5) steps of Clean Needle Technique are


A) Wash hands, set up a clean field, only single-use disposable needles, immediately isolate

used sharps, follow standard precautions




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B) Hepatitis B vaccination, annual exams, avoiding patient with active respiratory diseases, use

of soap to disinfect cups, follow all best practices.


C) Wash hands, always wear gloves for all office procedures, get annual TB and influenza

vaccinations, follow OSHA guidelines, clean needles before discarding them.


D) Wash hands with hot water for at least three (3) minutes at the start of any clinic shift, rinse

hands with distilled water, sanitize needles in alcohol before needle insertion, use single-use

needles and lancets, mail all contaminated sharps back to the manufacturer. - ANSWER-A)

Wash hands, set up a clean field, only single-use disposable needles, immediately isolate used

sharps, follow standard precautions




QUESTION: In the case of shallow/intradermal needling, you must always clean the skin prior to

needle insertion (T/F) - ANSWER-False




QUESTION: A clean field can only be created using a clean paper towel (T/F) - ANSWER-False




QUESTION: The best product for washing the skin prior to needle insertion is chlorhexidine (T/F)

- ANSWER-False




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QUESTION: You can remove and reinsert a needle from the skin as long as the needle is

reinserted in the same point (T/F) - ANSWER-False




QUESTION: The patient's skin that has been prepared/cleaned prior to needling is a part of the

clean field (T/F) - ANSWER-True




The first step to respond to needle faintness is to:


A) Remove the needles


B) Have the patient walk around


C) Give warm water


D) Strongly stimulate the points currently in use - ANSWER-A) Remove the needles




QUESTION: Needles from multipacks can be used for more than one patient as long as they are

used within 30 minutes of opening the packaging (T/F) - ANSWER-False




QUESTION: Washing your hands immediately before needle insertion is a critical step in clean

needle technique (T/F) - ANSWER-True


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QUESTION: Insertion site pain may occur because alcohol was not allowed to dry before needle

insertion (T/F) - ANSWER-True




QUESTION: Severe adverse events to acupuncture needling are very rare (T/F) - ANSWER-True




QUESTION: Pneumothorax occurs at a rate of approximately 1 per 1,000 acupuncture visits in

the US (T/F) - ANSWER-False




QUESTION: CNT requires that new table paper and new table drapes/sheets (if used) are

replaced for every patient visit (T/F) - ANSWER-True




QUESTION: To reduce the risk of pneumothorax, needles inserted in points on the upper back

and chest should be:


A) Inserted perpendicularly


B) Inserted up to the handle


C) Inserted obliquely


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