What is the imaging health science used to diagnose and treat disease states through the administration of radioactive isotopes to patients
Nuclear Medicine
To avoid bacteria and contamination, the nurse uses this during Foley insertion.
Sterile Technique
Clean Technique
Catheter Aided Insertion
Universal Precautions
What is Sterile Technique ?
DAILY DOUBLE
Identify all the devices that are involved in urinary management (select all that apply)
Leg Securement Device
Foley Catheter
JP Drain
PureWick
All are correct
Leg Securement Device
Foley Catheter
PureWick
Are NMT responsible for inserting or removing Nasogastric tubes?
No, they are not responsible for inserting or removing NG tubes but they must be careful when working with patients with tubes as not to dislodge the tubes
T/F Drains are placed at or near wound sites or operative sites when large amounts of drainage are expected
True
What does the initials SBFT stand for?
Small Bowel Feeding Tube
DAILY DOUBLE
The average Nuclear Medicine Technologist salary in Virginia is:
56k-68k
68k-80K
84K-89K
89K-99K
The average Nuclear Medicine Technologist salary in Virginia is $88,884 as of December 27, 2022
How is the foley urinary catheter secured into the bladder?
leg strap
balloon
into the catheter
into the patients bladder
What is a Balloon?
T/F. Never disconnect a catheter from the closed drainage system to empty the drainage system
True
____________ is an opening into the stomach, usually
through the abdominal wall for placement of a tube for the purpose of feeding the patient.
What is a gastrostomy or G-tube
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
T/F
You must take special care of the patient when performing any type of exam.
These drains can easily be dislodged and cause infection and pain.
However you may replace a drain that has become dislodged.
What is false.
Select all the internal cavity drains.
SBFT
Salem Sump
Chest Tube
PureWick
Hemovac
What is SBFT, Salem Sump, Chest Tube, Hemovac
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How is the Foley secured externally to the patient?
What is secure the Foley to the patients leg with a securement device
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
The NMT must keep the drainage bag ________________ the level of the urinary bladder to maintain gravity flow and prevent contamination due to back flow of the urine.
What is Below the level of the urinary bladder
Inserted through nose past the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine
nasogastric tube
nasoenteric tube
orogastric tube
oroenteric tube
What is nasoenteric tube
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
Which one is not considered a wound drain?
Jackson-Pratt Woundvac
NG tube Penrose
Hemovac Chest tube
What is an NG tube
What does Parenterally mean?
What is the intravenous administration of nutrition and medications by bypassing the gastrointestinal system
Which device is for external use only?
Foley catheter
Manwick
JP drain
Penrose drain
Tracheostomy tube
What is a Manwick
DAILY DOUBLE
After monitoring the amount of urine in the Foley, the Nuclear Med Tech should do this next.
Carefully drain the urinary storage bag.
A _____________ is an opening into the patient's airway through the neck, created surgically to relieve respiratory distress caused by an obstruction.
What is a tracheostomy
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What should you do if gastrostomy tube/peg tube falls or is pulled out?
A. replace and contact care provider
B. replace and continue with the scan
C. cover with sterile gauze and contact provider
D. cover with plastic sheeting and continue the scan
E. cover with plastic sheeting and contact provider
C. cover with sterile gauze and contact provider
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
Between 2020-2030, what is the expected job growth rate for NMTs?
22,000 new jobs
100 new jobs
1500 new jobs
17000 new jobs
What is 100 new positions
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Which catheter is least likely to become infected?
Indwelling
straight
both are equally at risk
straight catheters are used to obtain a specimen or to empty the bladder and then removed.
In managing Foley output the NMT expects this about amount of urine in the bag every hour.
30-50ml
100-120ml
80-120ml
10-20ml
30-50ml per hour is considered normal urine output
What is this device?
What is a chest tube
What are the two types of commonly seen Nasogastric tubes
Levin tube G Tube
Salem sump Hemovac
Nasovac Enteric coated tube
What is Levin tube and Salem sump.