Handwashing Steps Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the nine specific steps and safety guidelines for the handwashing skill.

Handwashing Step 1

Turns on water at sink.

Handwashing Step 2

Wets hands and wrists thoroughly.

Handwashing Step 3

Applies soap to hands.

Handwashing Step 4

Lathers all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers producing friction, for at least twenty (20) seconds, keeping hands lower than the elbows and the fingertips down.

Handwashing Step 5

Cleans fingernails by rubbing fingertips against palms of the opposite hand.

Handwashing Step 6

Rinses all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers, keeping hands lower than the elbows and the fingertips down.

Handwashing Step 7

Uses clean, dry paper towel(s) to dry all surfaces of fingers, hands, and wrists starting at fingertips then disposes of paper towel/towels into waste container.

Handwashing Step 8

Uses clean, dry paper towel(s) to turn off faucet then disposes of paper towel/towels into waste container or uses knee/foot control to turn off faucet.

Handwashing Step 9

Does not touch inside of sink at any time.

Minimum Lathering Duration

At least twenty (20) seconds.

Hand and Elbow Positioning Rule

Keeping hands lower than the elbows and the fingertips down.