Sterile Technique
Removes all microorganisms including spores and pathogens.
Surgical Asepsis
What is the order for which you perform an assessment? (what is another name for an assessment?)
From head to toe
What tissue is yellowish in color and contains dead cells and nonviable tissue?
Slough
Give an example of a trade name and a generic name.
Tylenol - acetaminophen
Motrin - Ibuprofen
What is the minimum acceptable hourly urine output?
30 mL/hr
List 3 things that cause contamination to a sterile field
Wet
Turning back on field
Pt coughs on field
etc.
What are the best locations to assess skin turgor?
This drainage looks watery and pink due to mix of blood and fluid.
Serosanguineous
What is it called when a patient over or underreacts to a medication?
Idiosyncratic reaction
List 4 factors that affect urination
Meds, mobility, hygiene, diet, age, surgery, etc.
What is a sterile field border?
1 inch around a sterile field that is not sterile.
What does PERRLA stand for?
Pupils equal round and reactive to light and accommodation
What stage is a wound that has full thickness loss of the skin with tunneling, but no visible bones, ligaments, or cartilage?
Stage 3
What is the correct method for mixing insulin?
Clear before cloudy - Regular before intermediate (NPH)
How soon after removing a foley catheter would we expect them to urinate?
6 hours
What is the correct way to pour a solution onto a sterile field?
Pour small amount of solution then discard. Pour second time to fill container.
Name the correct order in which you would inspect the abdomen.
1. inspection 2. auscultation 3. percussion 4. palpation
What is tertiary intention of healing?
Deep tissue closed but subcutaneous tissue left open or abdominal wound initially left open until infection resolved then closed
What are the 6 rights of medication administration?
Right medication, dose, patient, route, time, documentation
What part of the kidneys removes waste from blood and regulate water and electrolyte concentration?
Nephron
Describe the correct order to open a sterile package? Example: foley cath
2. Sides
3. Towards body
Name the 5 anatomical landmarks for cardiac assessment
1. aortic valve 2. pulmonary valve 3. erb's point 4. tricuspid valve 5. mitral valve
1. hemostasis 2. inflammatory 3. proliferative 4. maturation
What is the order of medication absorption from slowest to fastest?
topical, oral, sublingual, IM, IV
Explain how to collect a 24 hour urine specimen.
discard first sample, collect 24 hours, kept on ice. If miss a void start over. Special container.