CNT Clean Needle Technique Protocol 47 Questions And Answers
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7 Steps
1. Hand sanitation
2. Establish/maintain clean field
3. Skin preparation
4. Isolation of contaminated sharps [containers impervious to needles/fluids → biohazard symbol]
5. Standard precautions
6. Use of sterile single-use needles/other instruments that break the skin
7. Emergency procedures if needlestick or other AE
2. Establish/maintain clean field
3. Skin preparation
4. Isolation of contaminated sharps [containers impervious to needles/fluids → biohazard symbol]
5. Standard precautions
6. Use of sterile single-use needles/other instruments that break the skin
7. Emergency procedures if needlestick or other AE
What should you do before and after needling?
Wash hands between patients.
What should be established before performing acupuncture?
A clean field.
What type of needles should be used in acupuncture?
Sterile single-use needles.
What should be done with used needles and sharps?
Immediately isolate them.
What guidelines should be followed during acupuncture?
Follow Standard Precautions.
When to use gloves
-bleeding Tx
-needling genital region or mouth
-palpating near lesion
-LAc has skin lesion/open wound on hands
-cleaning blood
-needling genital region or mouth
-palpating near lesion
-LAc has skin lesion/open wound on hands
-cleaning blood
When to wash hands
-upon entering Pt room
-immediately prior to insertion
-rewash if hands come into contact with clothes, keyboards, hair, skin, pens, charts
-after touching/Tx Pt
before/after eating
-w soap & water after using restroom
-after coughing/sneezing
-immediately prior to insertion
-rewash if hands come into contact with clothes, keyboards, hair, skin, pens, charts
-after touching/Tx Pt
before/after eating
-w soap & water after using restroom
-after coughing/sneezing
How to wash hands
-later backs of hands, bw fingers, under nails
-scrub 10-20 seconds
-rinse under clean/running water w hands lower than elbows
-dry hands w clean paper towel
-turn off faucet and/or open doors using paper towel
-scrub 10-20 seconds
-rinse under clean/running water w hands lower than elbows
-dry hands w clean paper towel
-turn off faucet and/or open doors using paper towel
How to apply hand sanitizer
rub over all surfaces of hands/fingers until hands are dry