Infection prevention and control: Guideline for speech pathologists, Version 1,2020.

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Demonstrate proper infection prevention management by performing routine hand hygiene before and after any client contact and after the removal of gloves.

[05] Standard Precautions

Table 3: Examples of Hand Hygiene Situations for Speech Pathologists and Clients

Before

After

• Eating/handling of food and drinks • Entering a client’s home • Entering clinical or practice areas (including schools and client’s home) • Handling invasive medical devices • Immediately before conducting a clean/aseptic procedure • Moving from a contaminated to a clean body site of a client • Touching the client’s assistive technology • Putting on gloves • Starting/leaving work • Touching or contacting a client, particularly immuno- compromised clients • Using a computer keyboard, laptop, tablet or mobile device in a clinical or practice area

• Contact with communal surfaces, being in client care areas and using shared client care equipment • Blowing/wiping/touching nose and mouth • Eating/handling of food and drinks • Hands becoming visibly soiled • Handling laundry/equipment/waste • Leaving clinical or practice areas (including schools and client’s home) • Remove gloves • Smoking • Touching a client and/or their item or items within their immediate vicinity – this includes any assistive technology the speech pathologist and client are touching • Touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, non-intact skin and contaminated items, even if gloves are worn • Touching own items such as a phone, identity tag, keys, torch, pen • Using a computer keyboard, tablet or mobile device in a clinical or practice area • Using the bathroom

Adapted from NHMRC Guidelines 9 Adapted from NHMRC Guidelines 9

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