When hands are not visibly soiled, this type of product may be used instead of traditional handwashing.
What is an alcohol-based hand rub?
OSHA stands for this.
What is Occupational Safety & Health Administration?
This should be provided when positioning patients to protect their privacy and warmth.
What is Proper draping?
The purpose of sterile technique is to maintain an area free from these.
What are all microorganisms?
These two fingers are preferred sites for a capillary puncture.
What are the middle or ring fingers?
This type of infection originates within the body
What is an endogenous infection?
What does OPIM stand for?
Other Potentially Infectious Materials
This position places the patient face-up with the head and neck supported by a pillow.
What is Supine?
Items may be stored for this long before they must be rewrapped and resterilized.
What is 30 days?
This organ is located behind the stomach and secretes digestive enzymes.
What is the pancreas?
This type of infection appears when the body's defenses are weak.
What is an opportunistic infection?
Sterile technique is also called this.
What is surgical asepsis?
Patients should be encouraged to change their position this often when sitting in a chair.
What is every 15 minutes?
You should never do this across a sterile field.
What is reach across it, talk over the tray, cough?
Name two symptoms listed in the presentation that can be associated with diabetes but may go unnoticed when mild.
What are blurry vision, fatigue, slow-healing cuts or bruises, or tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands or feet?
After a needlestick injury, this should be done first, before reporting the incident to the employer.
What is first Aid?
The outside of a sterile package is considered this.
What is contaminated?
Gynecologists commonly use this position when obtaining a Pap smear.
What is Lithotomy?
Before wrapping instruments, they should be scrubbed, rinsed, and this.
What is dried?
The first drop of blood is wiped away for this reason.
What is it is more likely to be contaminated with tissue fluid?
This type of flora is picked up during daily activities, is often pathogenic, and is easily removed by handwashing.
What is transient flora?
A person’s pancreas does not produce insulin. Which type of diabetes does this describe?
What is type 1 diabetes?
This position is commonly used for rectal examinations and rectal temperatures
What is Sim's position?
Sterility indicators help ensure that steam has done this to the inside of the pack.
What is penetrated the inside and sterilized it?
This test measures average blood glucose over approximately three months.
What is the hemoglobin A1c test?