PATIENT CARE 2 Flashcards
: present at request of the surgeon to perform imaging procedure.
- RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST
Assist the surgeon by presenting sterile instruments and sterile equipment needed during the procedure.
- Scrub nurse or scrub technician
: oversees the safety of the patient and maintains the surgical environment
Circulating nurse:
RN who has had special education in anesthesia who administers anesthesia and monitors the anesthetized patient under the supervision of the anesthesiologist
Nurse anesthetist
makes the decisions concerning type of anesthesia required
Anesthesiologist
another surgeon or surgical resident
Surgical assistant
the physician who plans & performs the procedure
Surgeon
An unrestricted zone: person may enter in street clothing
ZONE 1
A semi-restricted zone: only person dressed in scrub dress with hair covered and shoes covered may enter.
ZONE 2
: only persons wearing scrub dress, shoe covers, and masks are allowed to be present
ZONE 3
a slower than normal heartbeat
Bradycardia
WHEN IS PACEMAKER RECOMMENDED
FOR bradycardia and heart block
The disorder occurs when an electrical signal is slowed or disrupted as it moves through the heart.
Bradycardia
- A pacemaker system consists of
battery
generator
wires called electrodes
Susceptible to infection at the tip of the penis and requires
regular cleaning, care, and changing of the condom sleeve
CONDOM CATHETER
- A closed drainage system inserted approx. 1 inch above the symphysis pubis into the bladder.
SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER
– any catheter that remains in place.
Indwelling catheter
2 types of catheter
Straight type
Foley catheter
is the insertion of a tube into the bladder using aseptic technique
URINARY CATHETERS
what part of the gown is considered as unsterile
. The back of the gown and the area below the waist
- 2 methods for gonadal shielding
contact
shadow
place directly on infant’s gonads
Contact
casting a shadow in the collimators light
Shadow
Disadvantages OF CONTACT AND SHADOW SHIELDING
- Contact – greatest potential for cross-infection
- Shadow – proper use