General Information Flashcards
CPR guidelines consist of ___ compressors and ___ breaths
30 compression and 2 breaths
when should goggles or a face shield be worn
when in contact with respiratory secretions and sprays of blood or body fluid is possible
are personal eye glasses considered adequate eye protection
no
when removing a gown, facemark or goggles should you ever touch the front that was exposed to the patient?
no
what kind of precautions are needed when with a patient that has stool incontinence, draining wounds or skin lesions that cannot be cover, or uncontrolled secretions
contact precautions
what are some cases the you need to use contact precautions
- enteric (related to intestines) diseases such as c. diff, rotavirus, or norovirus
- wound and skin diseases such as: MRDS, VRE, scabies, impetigo
what is the PPE for contact precautions?
gloves, gown and possible eyewear precautions
what kind of precautions are needed when a patient has germs in the nose, mouth, throat and lungs
droplet precautions
droplet precautions are used with patients with what diseases
- pneumonia
- flu
- adenovirus
- mumps
- rubella
- meningitis
what PPE is used with droplet precautions
- facemask
- gown
- goggles
- gloves
what are some diseases which you would need to use airborne precautions
- TB
- measles
- chickenpox
- shingles
- covid
what PPE is used with airborne precautions
- N95 face mask
- goggles
- gown
- gloves
reverse protections isolation is used for what patients
who have extremely impaired immune systems
non critical devices come in contact with ___
intact skin
semi critical devices come in contact with what
sign risk patients, non intact skin or mucous membranes
critical devices are used when
in sterile field or within blood vessels
which kind of disinfection is used for standard exams
low or intermediate
which kind of disinfection involves the use of a chemical solution to clean the transducer
high level
which type of chemical is used in the trophon
hydrogen peroxide
___ refers to the complete destruction of all living organisms Annan object using exposure to heat, chemicals or radiation
sterilization
PZT has a curie point of ___
300-400 degrees celsius
what is curie point
the point of which piezoelectric properties are damaged due to excessive heat
endovaginal probes would be classified into which disinfection category
semi critical with high level disinfection
