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                                            Module E                                                                                     OBJECTIVES
                      PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF                                                          • Describe the principles and practice of asepsis 
                                          ASEPSIS
                                                                                                           • Understand the role of hand hygiene in asepsis
                     Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology                              • Understand the role of the environment in disease 
                                              (SPICE)
                                      UNC School of Medicine                                                 transmission 
                                   DEFINING ASEPSIS                                                                                 MEDICAL ASEPSIS
                                                                                                           Medical asepsis, also known as “clean 
                                     Medical Asepsis            Surgical Asepsis                           technique” is aimed at controlling the 
         Definition                  Clean Technique            Sterile Technique                          number of microorganisms and is used for 
                                                                                                           all clinical patient care activities. 
         Emphasis                    Freedomfrom most           Freedomfrom all pathogenic                 Necessary components of medical asepsis 
                                     pathogenic organisms       organisms
                                                                                                           include:
         Purpose                     Reduce transmission of     Prevent introduction of any                   •  Knowing what is dirty versus clean versus 
                                     pathogenic organisms from  organism into an open 
                                     one patient‐to ‐another    wound or sterile body cavity                     sterile
                                                                                                              •  How to keep the first three conditions 
                                                                                                                 separate
                    (Free from disease producing microorganisms)                                              •  How to remedy contamination immediately
                    PRINCIPALS OF MEDICAL ASEPSIS                                                                                  SURGICAL ASEPSIS
                             SURGICAL ASEPSIS                                                             PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL ASEPSIS
        Surgical asepsis, also known as “sterile                                                                        • The patient should not be the 
        technique” is aimed at removing all                                                                                source of contamination
        microorganisms and is used for all                                                                              • Healthcare personnel should not 
        surgical/sterile procedures.                                                                                       be the source of contamination
        Necessary components of surgical asepsis                                                                        • The hand scrub should be done 
        include:                                                                                                           meticulously
           • Knowing what is and what is not                                                                            • Recognize potential environmental 
             sterile
           • How to keep the first two conditions                                                                          contamination
             separate                                                                                                       • Keep door closed
           • How to remedy contamination                                                                                    • Keep traffic to a minimum
             immediately
                             KNOWLEDGE CHECK                                                               ROLE OF HAND HYGIENE
        Which of the following is True?
        1.  Surgical asepsis should be used for all patient care 
            activities
        2.  “Clean technique” is used for all procedures done in 
            ambulatory care
        3.  Clean and dirty equipment can be stored together as 
            long as they are not touching 
        4.  The goal for medical asepsis is freedom from all 
            pathogenic organisms
                     WHAT IS HAND HYGIENE?                                                            THE ROLE OF HAND HYGIENE
        • Handwashing with soap and water
        • Antiseptic handwash
        • Alcohol‐based hand rub
        • Surgical antisepsis
                                     THE ROLE OF HAND HYGIENE                                                                                                         THE ROLE OF HAND HYGIENE
                                                              Present on the                       Transferred to                                        34 STUDIES: 1981-2000
                                                              skin or near by                      healthcare workers                                    •     Mean baseline rates: 
                                                              objects                              hands                                                       5%-81%
                                                                                                                                                         •     Overall average:
                                                                                                                                                             < 40%
                       Survive for                                                                                                                           Compliance
                       several                                   Hand Hygiene 
                       minutes                                   omitted or               Direct contact 
                                                                 inadequate               with patients or 
                                                                                          equipment
                            REASONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE                                                                                                                              POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES 
                                                                                                                                                                               ALCOHOL‐BASED HANDRUBS
            • Inaccessible hand hygiene supplies                                                                                                      • Requires less time than hand washing
            • Skin irritation                                                                                                                         • Acts quickly to kill microorganisms on hands
            • Too busy                                                                                                                                • More effective than hand washing with soap and water
            • Glove use                                                                                                                               • More accessible than sinks
            • Didn’t think about it                                                                                                                   • Less irritating to skin than soap and water and can even 
            • Lacked knowledge                                                                                                                           improve condition of skin
                        WHEN TO PERFORM HAND HYGIENE                                                                                                                                     HOW TO HAND RUB
                The 5 Moments       Consensus recommendations                                                                                                                        Video Clip: To start video click on image.
                     WHO            CDC Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in healthcare, 2002
              1. Before touching    • Before and after touching the patient
                 a patient 
              2. Before clean /     • Before donning sterile gloves for central venous catheter insertion; also for insertion of 
                 aseptic              other invasive devices that do not require a surgical procedure using sterile gloves 
                 procedure          • If moving from a contaminated body site to another body site during care of the same 
                                      patient
              3. After body fluid   • After contact with body fluids or excretions, mucous membrane, non-intact skin or 
                 exposure risk        wound dressing 
                                    • If moving from a contaminated body site to another body site during care of the same 
                                      patient 
                                    • After removing gloves
              4. After touching     • Before and after touching the patient
                 a patient          • After removing  gloves
              5. After touching     • After contact with inanimate surfaces and objects (including medical equipment) in the 
                 patient              immediate vicinity of the patient 
                 surroundings       • After removing gloves
                                                                                                                                        HOW TO HAND WASH
                               HOW TO HAND RUB                                                                                          Video Clip: To start video click on image.
         • The use of an 
            alcohol based hand 
            rub is preferential to 
            hand washing when 
            hands are not 
            visible soiled:
                               HOW TO HAND WASH                                                                                     HAND HYGIENE PROGRAM
                                                                                                                                              ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
          • Hand washing with                                                                                              CDC GUIDELINE FOR HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTHCARE SETTING
            soap and water should                                                                              • Involve staff in evaluation and selection of hand hygiene 
            be used when hands                                                                                    products
            are visible soiled or                                                                              • Provide employees with hand lotions/creams compatible 
            contaminated with                                                                                     with soap and/or ABHRs
            blood and/or body                                                                                  • Do not wear artificial nails when providing direct clinical 
            fluids and after                                                                                      care
            providing care for                                                                                 • Provide hand hygiene education to staff
            patients with diarrhea:                                                                            • Monitor staff adherence to recommended HH practices
                     SUMMARY OF HAND HYGIENE                                                                                           KNOWLEDGE CHECK
            Hand hygiene must be performed exactly where you are delivering healthcare 
            to patients (at the point‐of‐care).
            During healthcare delivery, there are 5 moments (indications) when it is                               True or False: 
            essential that you perform hand hygiene.                                                               Hand washing with soap and water is always 
            To clean your hands, you should prefer hand rubbing with an alcohol‐based                              the preferred method of hand hygiene
            formulation, if available. Why? Because it makes hand hygiene possible right at 
            the point‐of‐care, it is faster, more effective, and better tolerated.
            You should wash your hands with soap and water when visibly soiled.
            You must perform hand hygiene using the appropriate technique and time                                         True                                          False
            duration.
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