Which of the following is NOT one of the five moments of hygiene?

• A. Before patient contact
• B. Before aseptic tasks
• C. After body fluid exposure
• D. During lunch break

Answer: (D)

Hand hygiene is timed to patient care activities to stop the spread of infection. The five moments cover times when you are likely to transfer organisms during direct patient care: before touching the patient, before performing any aseptic task, after exposure to body fluids, after touching the patient, and after touching the patient’s surroundings. A lunch break isn’t a care-related task, so it isn’t one of the defined moments. You would still wash or sanitise your hands as part of general hygiene before eating, but that timing isn’t one of the five clinical moments.