disposable thermometers Correct Answer: check expiration dates
mensuration Correct Answer: measuring infant head width and body length
Venipuncture, tubes, serum separator tubes Correct Answer: can only wait 30
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disposable thermometers Correct Answer: check expiration dates
mensuration Correct Answer: measuring infant head width and body length
Venipuncture, tubes, serum separator tubes Correct Answer: can only wait 30 min until centrifuging it
pap smear Correct Answer: set up speculum, gloves, water soluable lube, specimen container, collecting broom etc.
spinal cord evaluation Correct Answer: done in prone position
obtain Pt history Correct Answer: in quiet, private area
renal threshold Correct Answer: the concentration at which a substance in the blood, not normally excreted by the kidney, begins to appear in the urine
Lab tests, stool, Coumadin Correct Answer: may cause occult blood in the stool
to check for airway obstruction Correct Answer: ask Pt to speak
Ishihara test Correct Answer: use to check for color blindness
nonsterile item added to sterile field Correct Answer: redo the sterile field and resterilize any instruments
aseptic techniques =1. sanitation, 2. disinfection, 3. antiseptics, 4. sterilization Correct Answer: 1. sanitation = process used to wash and remove tissue from medical instruments
2. disinfection = process of killing or inactivating pathogens on objects
3. antiseptics = used to clean the skin and decrease # of organisms at injection sites (alcohol, betadine)
4. sterilization = process to completely remove all microorganisms from objects (chemically, autoclave, or gas)
Venipuncture, 60 seconds Correct Answer: maximum amount of time that a tourniquet should remain on the patient's arm during a routine venipuncture
consideraitions during a large scale national disaster Correct Answer: 1. some Pts will come to office b/c of overcrowded ER
2. vaccinations or immunizations may need to be administered
3. open lines of communication with local public health officials and participation in a coordinated plan
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