Document NSG-F0-00__

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Name:_________________________________ Group No.:_____ Date:_______________

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR HANDWASHING

Direction: Below is a list of criteria to evaluate the student’s skills in HANDWASHING. Indicate your
evaluation by checking your score using the following descriptive scale.

0- Not Done 1- Incorrectly Done 2- Correctly Done

PROCEDURE 0 1 2 REMARKS

1. Determine:

 Presence of factors increasing susceptibility to infection and possibility of

undiagnosed infection.
 Whether the client uses immunosuppressive medications.
 Recent diagnostic procedures or treatments that penetrated the skin or a body
cavity.
 Current nutritional status.
 Signs and symptoms indicating the presence of an infection:
Localized signs- swelling; redness; pain or tenderness with palpation or
movement; palpable heat at site; loss of function of affected body part; or
presence of exudate.
Systemic indications- fever; increased pulse and respiratory; lack of energy; anorexia;
or enlarged lymph nodes.

2. Determine:

The location of running water and soap or soap substitutes.

3.Assemble equipment:

 Soap
 Warm, running water
Disposable or sanitized towels

4.Assess the hands:

 Nails should be kept short.

 Remove all jewelry.
Check the hands for breaks in the skin, such as hangnails or cuts.

5.Procedure

1. If you are washing your hands where the client can observe you, explain to the
client what you are going to do and why it is necessary.

2. Turn on the water, and adjust the flow:

There are five common types of faucet controls:

 Hand-operated handles
 Move knee levers with the knee to regulate flow and temperature.
 Press foot pedals with the foot to regulate flow and temperature.
 Move elbow controls with the elbows instead of hands
 For infrared control, motion in front of the sensor causes water to start and stop
flowing automatically.
Be sure to adjust flow so that water is warm.

3. Wet the hands thoroughly by holding them under the running water, and
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apply soap to the hands.

 Hold the hands lower than the elbows so that the water flows from the arms to the
fingertips.
 If the soap is liquid, apply 2-4 mL (1 tbsp). If it is bar soap, granules, or sheets
rub them firmly between the hands.
4. Thoroughly wash and rinse the hands.
 Use firm, rubbing, and circular movements to wash the palm, back, and wrist of
each hand. Interlace the fingers ad thumbs, and move the hands back and forth.
Continue this motion for at least 15 seconds.
 Rub the fingertips against the palm of the opposite hand.
 Rinse the hands
5. Thoroughly dry the hands and arms.
 Dry hands and arms thoroughly with a paper towel.
 Discard the paper towel in the appropriate container.
6. Turn off the water.
 Use a new paper towel to grasp a hand-operated control.

TOTAL

AVERAGE

Comments:______________________________________________________________________________________________

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