The second part of the lab practical started this week. We split up the 20 tasks up between Dr. Young, Kim, Maura and I. My tasks are using the autoclave, scrubbing, gowning, and closed and open gloving.
To use the autoclave, the students have to turn it on in the back, and with the power button. Then they have to select the correct mode depending on what they are autoclaving. Then they have to check the water level and tell me where to fill it too and with distilled water. Then they have to show me what button starts the cycle, and then how to unload it without burning themselves.
To scrub, they have to tell me what they would be wearing before they started to scrub; cap, gown and mask; show me where the scrub is kept and then they can start scrubbing. First they need to rinse their hand with water, and then get a general lather with the scrub. Then they use the nail pick to clean out their nails. They have to show me how many plains are on each arm, and how many strokes to scrub, 20. I have them demonstrate on a few fingers and their hand and arm how they would scrub, making sure they did not touch any part of the sink. Then they rinse by keeping their hands above their elbows so the water runs down their arms.
To gown, they first need to dry their hands with the towel. Then they need to pick up the folded gown and step away from the table. Letting the bottom drop and unrolling the arms until you find the holes is the next step. Then they put their arms in the gown, without letting their fingers out of the cuffs. I then tie them in on the back of the gown.
To closed glove, I open the gloves for them. Then they pick up whichever glove they are picking up first, and line it up with that hand. Cuff to cuff, and the thumb down. Next, they use their fingers through the cuff to fold the top part of the glove over the hand. Once the fingers are in the fingers of the glove, they can start the next glove. They line this one up the same way, and flip it over as well. Then they pull the folded up cuff down over the arm of the gown, and go back and pull the opposite cuff down as well.
To open glove, their hands can be outside of the gown. They pick up one glove by the bottom of the folded part of the cuff with the opposite hand and slide your hand in the glove. The other glove is a little trickier; you need to slide the gloved fingers in between the cuff and fingers of the other glove to protect them, and then slide the ungloved hand into the opening. Then the cuffs can be unfolded down over the gown.
If the students miss any part of these tasks, I take off points accordingly.
To use the autoclave, the students have to turn it on in the back, and with the power button. Then they have to select the correct mode depending on what they are autoclaving. Then they have to check the water level and tell me where to fill it too and with distilled water. Then they have to show me what button starts the cycle, and then how to unload it without burning themselves.
To scrub, they have to tell me what they would be wearing before they started to scrub; cap, gown and mask; show me where the scrub is kept and then they can start scrubbing. First they need to rinse their hand with water, and then get a general lather with the scrub. Then they use the nail pick to clean out their nails. They have to show me how many plains are on each arm, and how many strokes to scrub, 20. I have them demonstrate on a few fingers and their hand and arm how they would scrub, making sure they did not touch any part of the sink. Then they rinse by keeping their hands above their elbows so the water runs down their arms.
To gown, they first need to dry their hands with the towel. Then they need to pick up the folded gown and step away from the table. Letting the bottom drop and unrolling the arms until you find the holes is the next step. Then they put their arms in the gown, without letting their fingers out of the cuffs. I then tie them in on the back of the gown.
To closed glove, I open the gloves for them. Then they pick up whichever glove they are picking up first, and line it up with that hand. Cuff to cuff, and the thumb down. Next, they use their fingers through the cuff to fold the top part of the glove over the hand. Once the fingers are in the fingers of the glove, they can start the next glove. They line this one up the same way, and flip it over as well. Then they pull the folded up cuff down over the arm of the gown, and go back and pull the opposite cuff down as well.
To open glove, their hands can be outside of the gown. They pick up one glove by the bottom of the folded part of the cuff with the opposite hand and slide your hand in the glove. The other glove is a little trickier; you need to slide the gloved fingers in between the cuff and fingers of the other glove to protect them, and then slide the ungloved hand into the opening. Then the cuffs can be unfolded down over the gown.
If the students miss any part of these tasks, I take off points accordingly.
