Before Clean/Aseptic Procedure

Hand hygiene is important before a clean/aseptic procedure to protect the patient against infection from harmful germs, including germs they may be carrying on their own body. You should clean your hands immediately before assessing a critical site with infection risk for the patient, such as non-intact skin or a mucous membrane. The following scenarios are examples of clean/aseptic procedures: (scroll through)

Before examining the mouth, nose, or ear, suctioning mucous, brushing a patientu2019s teeth, instilling eye drops, or performing a digital vaginal or rectal examinationn
Prior to dressing a wound, making a percutaneous injection, or applying ointment n
Before inserting an invasive medical device, or opening any circuit of an invasive medical devicen
Before preparing medication, food, pharmaceutical products, or sterile materialsn