Performance Checklist for Handwashing

___ 1. Stands without uniform touching the sink

___ 2. Adjusts water temperature and then wets the

hands, wrists, and forearms so that the flow of

water drains downward from the fingertips.

___ 3. Dispenses soap.

___ 4. Washes hands using mechanical friction to lather

the soap

a. Wrists

b. Back of hands

c. Inbetween fingers- web areas

d. Palms

e. Each finger individually

f. Nails

___ 5. Rinses the hands under running water so that the

soap drains from the forearm to the fingertips.

(clean to dirty)

___ 6. Uses a fresh dry paper towel, wiping from the

wrist toward the fingertips when drying each

hand.

___ 7. Disposes wet paper towels into proper container.

___ 8. Turns off the faucet using dry paper towel.

Outcome: Pass ___ Fail ___

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