CLEAN, ASEPTIC OR STERILE ?

1. Any long invasive procedure

2. Taking blood pressures
3. placing an IV
4. Placement of central lines and thoracic lines
5. Examining patients
6. suctioning
7. placing a urinary catheter
8. Feeding patients
9. emptying a ICD drain
10. Bulk preparation of IV fluids or medications
 • If staff or objects will touch intact skin, intact mucous

Clean membranes or dirty (contaminated) items

• Clean tech is appropriate for: Taking blood pressures,
Examining patients, Feeding patients

• Use aseptic technique for brief invasive procedures that

may break skin or mucous membranes, or normally
Aseptic sterile parts of the body
• Example: placing a urinary catheter, suctioning, placing
an IV, emptying a ICD drain

• Use during surgery and for invasive procedures with

high rates of infection
Sterile • Examples: Any long invasive procedure, Placement of
central lines and thoracic lines, Bulk preparation of IV
fluids or medication