Sterilization & Procedures
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Jewelry Changing Procedure with Clean Field
- Seat client.
- Wash/sanitize hands.
- Put on one glove.
- Opening drawers with ungloved hand, pull out a client field, open it, and put it down on the mayo tray.
- If any tools are needed, open drawers with ungloved hand, pick up bagged tool and put it on the clean field.
- Holding bottles/operating pumps with ungloved hand, squirt any necessary lubricants/skin preps onto clean field. (Use skin prep if StatIM was not used)
- Open StatIM cassette with ungloved hand and put jewelry on clean field (handling jewelry with gloved hand)/Drop jewelry from steel cup onto clean field (handling steel cup with ungloved hand).
- Put on second glove.
- Open any packaged tools, leave packages on clean field. (If StatIM was not used, the jewelry can be cleaned with the skin prep at this time)
- Explain/show client how new jewelry works.
- Remove client’s jewelry, use lubricant from clean field if necessary, drop jewelry on clean field.
- Assess/massage client’s piercing.
- Explain/show client how new jewelry works.
- Insert new jewelry into client’s piercing, use lubricant from clean field if necessary.
- Have client look at the jewelry, and make sure everything looks good. If they have any adjustments that need to be made, make them.
- Remove one glove and throw away (careful to not touch the inside part of the glove that your hand was touching while you were wearing it!).
- Grab jewelry bag and open with ungloved hand.
- Pick up client’s old jewelry with gloved hand, and drop in to jewelry bag carefully so as not to touch the outside of the bag.
- Give old jewelry back to client.
- Deposit tools in bio bin, throw away dental bib and gloves.
- Sanitize hands.
- Walk client out.
- Smile.