Lesson 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Whenever you have left a patient scan room you should have already perfomed

A

Hand hygeine

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2
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Should also wash your hads after

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Admininstrative duties, lunch and bathroom

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3
Q

Hands may tough your face up to

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50 times a day

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4
Q

Questions to ask patietns during booking

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Allergies
Are you sick
Telling them to fast

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5
Q

It is important to know if the patient has been identified having

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Infectious disease

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6
Q

If the patient does have a disease such as MRSA then the patient must be

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Flagged in such a way upon reception certain procedures can take place

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7
Q

Where do we seat patients on contact precautions

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Limit places they touch
Avoid waiting area
All scans in the same room
Staff member does the whole scan

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8
Q

Patients on contact precaution sitting area should be

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Wiped down after they leave thier personal waiting area.

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9
Q

The sonographer uses ______ PPE for contact precautions

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standard ——-> gown and gloves

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10
Q

Infectious diseases to be concerned with during the booking process are

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C Diff and VRE

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11
Q

For C diff and VRE id there are no issues of bowel loss of control it is recommended

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To perform routine cleaning of work surfaces

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12
Q

If a patient informs on the phone they have respitory infection they should also be asked

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If they have a fever

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13
Q

Precautions that are taken to protect the staff who are at the reception desk

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Glass infront —> plastic partition to let sound through
Extra wide des k
Height difference so cant lean
Short conversations

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14
Q

Gloves shouldn’t be worn by receptionist because

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They handle lots of personal objects of patients

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15
Q

During certain procedures there will be a ______ to hold all sterile tools

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Sterile tray

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16
Q

The tray is to be opened when

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Directly before the exam to assure no contamination

17
Q

Opening a sterile drape

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If there is a plastic outer wrap it is to be removed. Now place the package on the work surface
Carefully reaching around the sterile area, open the flap furthest from your body first. Be sure to only touch the outside portion of the wrapping
Open the side flaps and then the flap closest to your body last

18
Q

Sterile items are usually contained in

A

Peal packs

19
Q

Its is imperaticce that a _________ is maintianed in order to protect patient

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Sterile field

20
Q

Why is infection control important

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Can affect lots of people
People wont be able to woek
Spreads quick
Economic cost to healthcare
Loss of life
Impacts are everspreading
Doesnt just spread locally
Spreads to other countries where they dont have good healthcare
More people sick means higher chance of resistance
Things are mutating, the more spreading, the more likely new strains will exist