Respiratory
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What is Canvas
Our program would not be possible without what foundation
What is the Howley Foundation
This is the most important reason students should set goals while exploring RT, Surg Tech, and Sterile Processing careers.
What is to make informed decisions and prepare for future education and training?
Facing a patient, maintaining eye contact, and speaking clearly are important when caring for someone with this sensory impairment.
What is hearing loss (or hearing impairment)?
Jeremys students AKA.....The Counsel of Lungs is an unofficial organization has chosen [BLANK] to be their animal as its mascot.
Who is Lou
If instruments are not properly sterilized, this serious outcome could affect patients during surgery.
What is infection or surgical complications?
This is the main reason surgical technologists must understand sterile technique.
What is to prevent infection?
What does each letter in S.M.A.R.T goal represent?
What is Specific?
What is Measurable?
What is Achievable
What is relevance
What is Timely
An STNA should immediately report changes in this, such as increased confusion, pain, or shortness of breath.
What is a patient's condition?
This age group requires specialized respiratory care and is often treated in a PICU/NICU.
Who are newborns or premature babies?
Although sterile processing technicians do not usually work directly with patients, their work directly impacts THIS part of healthcare.
What is patient safety?
What PPE is applied AFTER you scrub in for surgery
A gown
This soft skill involves staying calm and thinking clearly under pressure, like during an emergency.
What is composure or stress management?
Besides handwashing, gloves, gowns, masks, and eye protection are examples of this infection-control measure
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This soft skill is critical for respiratory therapists when calming anxious patients who are struggling to breathe.
What is communication?
No schooling is required
What is something to look for to look for before you open a sterile tray or instrument
expiration date
A Sterile Processing student sets a SMART goal to improve attention to detail by double-checking instrument trays for 5 trays per shift for one month. What soft skill is this enhancing?
What is accuracy or attention to detail?
This is considered the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection in healthcare settings.
What is hand hygiene (or handwashing)?
What are the # of lobes in your left lung AND you right lung
Left lung = 2
Right lung = 3
A Sterile Processing student sets a goal to improve organization and accuracy—this supports success in this key responsibility.
What is instrument tracking and infection prevention?
Kelly may be a person,
but this Kelly isn't one.
I've got a grip, a lock, and jaws,
I help the surgeon without applause.
I hold things tight when hands can't stay,
What am I called in the OR today?
What are Kelly Forceps
A man receives mysterious phone calls and discovers that the world he thought was real is actually an elaborate computer-generated reality.
What is the Matrix
Before providing care, an STNA should do these two things to help build trust and reduce patient anxiety. .
What are introducing yourself and explaining the procedure?