Hand Hygiene in the Acupuncture Clinic QUIZ

Choose 3 instances in which you should use alcohol based hand rubbing.

Before exiting the patient care area

After cleaning toilets and bathrooms

After tending to personal hygiene (coughing, blowing your nose, combing your hair)

When hands are visibly soiled (dirt, food, blood, body fluids)

Before and after eating or food preparation

After glove removal

Choose 3 occasions when you should wash hands with soap and water.

After contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, or wounds

After cleaning and/or handling contaminated equipment

After interactions with animals

After contact with patients who have confirmed colonization with Clostridium difficile

After handling children’s toys

After using the toilet or changing diapers

Choose 3 situations in which you should wear gloves.

Insertion of acupuncture needles

Taking a patient's blood pressure

Pulse assessment

If either your skin or your patient’s skin is broken or scratched

If contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin is possible, including when massaging or manipulating areas from which needles have been removed

When your hands may come in contact with disinfectants or other chemicals

You can safely refill a half full soap dispenser by adding more soap to the container.

True

False

What is the minimum time needed for effective handwashing with soap and water?

30 seconds

20 seconds

10 seconds

You do not need to wear gloves for acupuncture needle removal.

True

False

Sometimes, in areas that may bleed easily

How many deaths from diarrhea could be prevented in the USA annually with proper handwashing?

5,000

15,000

50,000

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