Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 17 TSC 415 worked example, 60 to 90 seconds
Preparing to Scrub: The Order of Steps
The idea
Scrubbing, gowning and gloving follow a fixed order, so that nothing has to be touched after the hands are prepared.
In practice
Follow the whole sequence. First, put on the head covering, eye protection and mask. Second, open the gown pack onto a clean surface and open the gloves onto it. Third, perform surgical hand antisepsis by the facility's chosen method. Fourth, dry the hands and arms, with the sterile towel or by air-drying after a rub. Fifth, lift and put on the gown, hands kept inside the sleeves. Sixth, have an assistant secure the back. Seventh, put on gloves by the closed method, then a second pair.
Where people slip
Every step that comes after the scrub depends on the steps before it. A mask adjusted after scrubbing, or a glove packet opened with scrubbed hands, means starting again.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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