Safety & Professionalism第 85 / 100 题
When must an EKG technician perform hand hygiene?
a.Only after contact with blood or body fluids
b.Before and after every patient contact, after removing gloves, and after contact with contaminated equipment
c.Only at the beginning and end of the shift
d.Only when the hands look visibly soiled
解析
Hand hygiene is required before and after every patient contact, after glove removal, and after touching potentially contaminated surfaces or equipment, because gloves can have unseen defects and hands become contaminated during removal. Waiting for visible soil or for blood exposure ignores the routine transfer of organisms. Shift-based washing leaves every patient in between unprotected.
法律依据: CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings免费刷完整 100 道题库 — 无需注册。
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