When are skills selected randomly in the evaluation?

When are skills selected randomly in the evaluation?

• A. Skills after hand hygiene are chosen randomly
• B. Before hand hygiene
• C. Only the easiest skills are chosen randomly
• D. Randomness is optional

Answer: (A)

Skills are selected randomly after you perform hand hygiene. The evaluator chooses the next skill from the list at random, so you won’t know what will come next until it’s called. This means you must be ready to perform any skill correctly at any moment and you should practice every skill thoroughly in various orders. Hand hygiene is done first and standard precautions apply throughout, so the emphasis is on reliability and proper technique for all skills, not on a pre-set or predictable sequence.

Skills are selected randomly after you perform hand hygiene. The evaluator chooses the next skill from the list at random, so you won’t know what will come next until it’s called. This means you must be ready to perform any skill correctly at any moment and you should practice every skill thoroughly in various orders. Hand hygiene is done first and standard precautions apply throughout, so the emphasis is on reliability and proper technique for all skills, not on a pre-set or predictable sequence.