Before the First Touch
Identify Moment 1 before touching a patient, even when the contact seems low risk.
Maya is about to cross into Mr. Evans's patient zone. Maya sanitized at the nurses station four minutes ago. She now enters Bed 12 to silence the pump and steady Mr. Evans's arm. What is the strongest next move? Rub hands at the point of care before touching the call bell, bed rail, pump, or patient. Correct. This is Moment 1: before touching the patient or patient zone. Prior hand hygiene elsewhere does not cover a new patient-zone entry. Silence the pump first because the button is equipment, then rub before touching the patient. Weaker. In this room the pump…
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