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ANTT dressing verbal rehearsal.
A spoken preparation checklist for aseptic technique. Use it to organise explanations and questions before your next rehearsal.
Last checked 2026-10-30 · NMBA exam information · RN Standards for Practice
How to use this checklist
Read the fictional task first. Work through each prompt out loud, using only the information supplied. Where a clinical detail is missing, say what you need to clarify rather than inventing it.
Explain the dressing task, consent and comfort needs.
“I will explain the task and ask about pain or comfort before starting.”
Identify key parts, key sites and the workspace you need to protect.
“I will identify what must stay protected before arranging the workspace.”
Describe how you would recognise contamination and pause safely.
“If I recognise contamination, I will stop and resolve it before proceeding.”
Plan disposal, documentation and follow-up assessment.
“I will explain what I will record and what changes need review.”
Check your explanation
- Explain the procedure and establish consent, comfort and privacy.
- Name the parts and sites you must protect before beginning.
- Say when you would stop and replace contaminated equipment rather than carry on.
Watch for these omissions
- Calling a field aseptic without explaining how it is protected.
- Continuing after contamination.
- Forgetting patient comfort, disposal or documentation.
Connect it to a scenario
Rehearse planning a dressing change, identifying a contamination concern or explaining the procedure to a patient. Use current infection prevention guidance; do not learn equipment handling from a spoken script alone.
Repeat with a different fictional situation to check that your explanation responds to the task rather than a memorised script. Review the current ACSQHC Communicating for Safety Standard and RN Standards for Practice alongside supervised skills training.