Clean Needle - CNT & Clean Field
components of Clean Needle Technique - answers✔✔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
gloves are worn when - answers✔✔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
handwashing - answers✔✔_____________ is a critical component of CNT protocol
handwashing - answers✔✔______________ is the best way to reduce number of microbes on hands
60 - answers✔✔alcohol-based hand sanitizer should contain at least _____% alcohol
wash hands when - answers✔✔- upon entering patient's room
- prior to inserting acupuncture needles or performing
- after touching or treating a patient
- before and after eating
- with soap and water after using restroom
components of Clean Needle Technique - answers✔✔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
gloves are worn when - answers✔✔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
handwashing - answers✔✔_____________ is a critical component of CNT protocol
handwashing - answers✔✔______________ is the best way to reduce number of microbes on hands
60 - answers✔✔alcohol-based hand sanitizer should contain at least _____% alcohol
wash hands when - answers✔✔- upon entering patient's room
- prior to inserting acupuncture needles or performing
- after touching or treating a patient
- before and after eating
- with soap and water after using restroom
