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Fingertip touch test (P1.150)
Contributed by: Suarez
  • 1. Why is the "fingertip touch test" so crucial?
A) because it is almost impossible to compound without fingertips
B) to eliminate contamination accumulated under the fingernails
C) it allows your fingertip to become more susceptible to non-hazardous products
D) assesses ability of personnel to maintain sterility of hands and fingertips during handwashing, garbing, and gloving as well as during sterile compounding
  • 2. How many successful, consecutive fingertip tests must be done for an associate to be authorized to compound?
A) 10
B) none needed
C) 1
D) 3
  • 3. The scope of the Fingertip touch test applies to sterile compounding, personnel competency assessment, and to externally performed microbiology testing
A) false
B) true
  • 4. How often should the Fingertip touch test be performed?
A) all the options are correct
B) verify validity with external laboratory testing
C) immediately after media-fill test
D) three consecutive successful times times prior to authorizing personnel
E) every 6 months immediately after washing, garbing, and gloving
  • 5. When conducting External Microbiological testing,
A) ensure external entity providing services has satisfied vendor qualification procedures
B) review results and ensure CFU counts are within standards
C) all options are correct
D) label, seal, package, and ship samples, provide all required information, and ship samples as per third party instructions
  • 6. The SOP for the Fingertip touch test and the media-fill challenge test is basically the same.
A) true
B) false
  • 7. During sample collection step in the fingertip touch test
A) ensure personnel being tested do NOT disinfect gloves before the test
B) all tests can be groupped
C) no need to worry about positive and negative control since they cancel each other out
  • 8. After being tested, the personnel must remove and discard tested gloves, disinfect hands, and stay for results to be available
A) true
B) false
  • 9. What can be used as "negative control
A) unopened growth media plate
B) opened growth media plate
C) disinfected vial
D) both opened and/or unopened
  • 10. When should the Fingertip touch test should be performed, for best results, with regards to hand washing, garbing, and gloving?
A) right before hand washing, garbing, and gloving
B) immediately following hand washing, garbing, and gloving
C) all options are correct
D) during hand washing, garbing, and gloving
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