Precautions
Used when handling blood, to ensure one patient's blood does not meet the sonographer or another patient's blood.
Blood-borne precautions
Do this by placing hands under water with soap for at least 30 seconds while scrubbing
Handwashing
Blood pressure is measured in what units?
mmHg (millimeters of Mercury)
Infection-control guidelines used to reduce risks of spreading an infection?
Standard precautions
People believed that fresh air and sunlight were all that was needed to kill germs, in what year was this?
1800's
When the sonographer is not at risk for protection, but specific precautions are used for the safety of the patient.
Reverse precautions
Protects the sonographer's hands when in contact with infectious material; made of latex, vinyl or nitrile.
Gloves
An irregular pulse and therefore heartbeat?
Arrythmia
Giving permission to have something done, in our case an ultrasound exam?
Consent
What are 3 examples of Airborne illnesses?
TB, measles, and chicken pox
This type of precaution is used to prevent someone from the germs in a patient's nose, mouth, throat and lungs.
Airborne precautions
Used for air-borne or droplet protection, and protects the nose and mouth of the sonographer.
Masks
What are a group of measurements that give an idea of the body's life sustaining functions?
Vital signs
Ensures that the patient and or family is involved in all clinical decisions for their care and treatment.
Patient-centered care
What are the 2 most common blood-borne diseases?
HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C
These patients can infect directly or indirectly by parasites, bacteria, or viruses. What precautions should be used?
Contact precautions
Large enough to cover all clothing in case of splashing bodily fluid.
Gowns
What two arteries are the most common places to assess a patient's pulse?
Radial and carotid arteries
Should be suspected when patients develop fever not associated with primary complaint. Also known as (HAI's) Hospital Acquired Infections?
Nosocomial Infection
What year did the Joint Commission issue the first National Patient Safety Goals?
2003
These types of precautions are necessary when handling feces, diarrheal viruses, or hepatitis A.
Enteric precautions
When there is a risk of bodily fluids splashing, what PPE should be worn?
Eye protection/face shields
When the heart pumps, blood is forced into the arteries during contraction of the ____?
Left ventricle
Blood pressure readings can be affected by a variety of factors, including cardiac disease and nervousness about seeing their doctor. What is this called?
White coat hypertension
What act gives the patient more control over their health information and sets boundaries on the use and release of health records?
HIPAA