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Aseptic Technique
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
• Apron
• Sterile dressing
• Dressing pack
• Gloves
• Tape
• Dressing trolley
• Cleaning solution
AIMS OF ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
• To prevent the spread of infection.
• To promote wound healing.
PROCEDURE FOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
1. Wash your hands using the Ayliffe procedure.
2. Reassure the patient, explain what you are about to do and gain the patient’s consent.
3. In the clinical room, don an apron and gloves. Wash the aseptic trolley with soap and water and dry it (clean in one direction only). Then clean the trolley with cleaning wipes from top to bottom, (clean in one direction only). The top part of the trolley is the sterile field and must not be touched until the equipment is opened at the bedside.
4. Remove the apron and gloves (always apron first and then gloves) and discard into a clinical waste bag.
5. Wash your hands using the Ayliffe procedure.
6. Gather the equipment as above and display it on the bottom of the trolley. All equipment should be sterile, in date and unopened.
7. Take trolley to the patient’s bedside, taking care not to touch the top of trolley, as this is the sterile field.
8. Wash your hands using the Ayliffe procedure.
9. Close the curtains for the patient’s privacy and dignity.
10. Don an apron and gloves. Remove the used dressing and place it in a yellow bag.
11. Wash your hands using the Ayliffe procedure.
12. Open the dressing pack (check the expiry date on the packet) using the non-touch technique and empty it on to the trolley from a small height, so that the outside packaging does not touch the sterile field.
13. Open the cleaning solution, for example normal saline (check the expiry date on the packet). Pour into a gallipot from a small height so the outside packaging does not touch the sterile field.
14. Open the clean dressing (check the expiry date on the packet) on to the top of the trolley using the non-touch technique.
15. Place a sterile dressing sheet under the affected area, using non-touch. Ask the patient to lift up the affected area (for example, the arm) so that you can slide the sheet underneath.
16. Don the correct size of sterile gloves, as instructed.
17. Clean the wound as instructed, using the one-way system.
18. Dry the wound as instructed, using the one-way system.
19. Place a clean dressing on the wound and secure it.
20. Dispose of waste, apron and gloves into the yellow bag provided and seal. Leave the sealed bag on top of the trolley.
21. Wash your hands using the Ayliffe procedure.
22. Ensure the patient is comfortable.
23. Dispose of clinical waste in sluice.
24. Clean the trolley before returning it to the treatment area.
25. Document the following: time of dressing, colour of wound, depth of woun...
