what is the purpose of CNT? - correct answer ✔✔reduce risk of spreading infection from patient to
patient, from patient to ourselves, or from ourselves to patient.
Reason for CNT - correct answer ✔✔Reduce risk of accidents
Help maintain public safety
Help meet medical, legal and ethical requirements of healthcare workers
Sterilization - correct answer ✔✔the process of destroying ALL microbial life (including viruses) via
sterilant (chemicals) or sterilizing methods.
Disinfection - correct answer ✔✔the process that REDUCES the number of microbes on *inanimate*
objects. Disinfected objects are considered "clean"
Antiseptic - correct answer ✔✔Chemicals used to reduce microbes on *living tissue*. They are used on
patients and practitioners.
Disinfectants - correct answer ✔✔Chemicals used to reduce microbes on inanimate objects. They are
used on tools and equipment.
Aseptic Techniques - correct answer ✔✔used to prevent infection during invasive procedures, such as for
surgery, or other invasive procedures or dressing wounds.
Clean techniques - correct answer ✔✔used by acupuncturists during our needle insertion activities.
Clean Field - correct answer ✔✔Section of a work surface, including the skin of and surrounding the
targeted acupoint, that has been prepared to manage acupuncture equipment in a way to protect the
sterility of acu needles.
, Contraindications of needling - correct answer ✔✔Excessively elevated blood pressure because of the
risk of stroke
Contraindications of needling - correct answer ✔✔Intoxicated or chemically mind-altered state of you or
your patient whether from illicit or prescription meds, alcohol or mental function.
Contraindications of needling - correct answer ✔✔Patient refusal
Contraindications of needling - correct answer ✔✔Wound at specific site of insertion (infection, bruise,
rashes, etc.)
Precautions of needling - correct answer ✔✔Pregnant women
Precautions if needling - correct answer ✔✔Be aware if your patient is on blood thinners.
Precautions if needling - correct answer ✔✔History of syncope/fainting
Precautions if needling - correct answer ✔✔Know if your patient has compromised ability to sense pain,
temp, pressure, etc.
Precautions if needling - correct answer ✔✔Know anomolies and general health history of your patient.
Precautions if needling - correct answer ✔✔Time considerations
True de Qi sensation - correct answer ✔✔Felt when the needle is seated in the muscle layer, not the skin
layer. That is, in the channel not the wei qi.
How should de qi feel? - correct answer ✔✔NOT excruciating pain. If it is excruciating, then something is
wrong.
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