Once you have evaluated the cleanliness of the skin you will need put on surgical gloves. Surgical gloves are the optimal choice for protecting from transfer of infection and disease. According to an article from the Safe Care Campaign, “They minimize the transmission of microorganisms from the hands to the patient, and prevent exposure of the hands to the patient’s body fluids and tissues.” If surgical gloves are not readily available, you will need to wash your hands thoroughly and dry them completely. After you have done this, make sure there are no clothes or other objects obstructing the area of sterilization. There are two different methods of sterilization depending on the medium of sterilizer that you use. If iodine was the medium that was chosen, the procedure takes slightly longer than if alcohol was used. Referring back to the article from the Safe Care Campaign, it says to “apply perioperative antiseptic skin preparation in concentric, enlarging circles, moving from the incision towards the periphery,” meaning to start at the point you will be inserting the needle and to slowly move outwards in circles increasing in size each time you go around. Repeat this
Once you have evaluated the cleanliness of the skin you will need put on surgical gloves. Surgical gloves are the optimal choice for protecting from transfer of infection and disease. According to an article from the Safe Care Campaign, “They minimize the transmission of microorganisms from the hands to the patient, and prevent exposure of the hands to the patient’s body fluids and tissues.” If surgical gloves are not readily available, you will need to wash your hands thoroughly and dry them completely. After you have done this, make sure there are no clothes or other objects obstructing the area of sterilization. There are two different methods of sterilization depending on the medium of sterilizer that you use. If iodine was the medium that was chosen, the procedure takes slightly longer than if alcohol was used. Referring back to the article from the Safe Care Campaign, it says to “apply perioperative antiseptic skin preparation in concentric, enlarging circles, moving from the incision towards the periphery,” meaning to start at the point you will be inserting the needle and to slowly move outwards in circles increasing in size each time you go around. Repeat this