Procedural Foundation Flashcards
How should a sterile pack be opened?
Open the first flap away from you and the last flap towards you
How high should you scrub up your arm?
2 inches above the elbow
True or false; drapped sterile tables are considered sterile only on the top
True
True or false; sterile persons faces a non sterile person when passing
False, a sterile person turns his back to a non sterile when passing
What do you remove hair with?
An electrical razor
How do you suture a pocket from deepest to surface?
Fascia, dermis, then epidermis
When placing a IV prior to a PPI what is the most important thing to consider?
The site of implant
If a patient is right handed what side is the PPI done and where is the IV?
Left sided, left sided
From lateral to medial tell the sequence of nerves, ligaments, veins, and arteries.
Nerve, Artery, Vein, Ligament (NAVL)
How should a patients head be positioned for right internal jugular vein access?
turned 30 degrees to the left
When doing an arterial puncture you can best tell when the needle tip is within the artery by what?
The presence of pulsatile blood
What type of PPI access is most associated with pneumothorax?
Subclavian
What is the immediate sign of air embolism?
A hissing noise
What is the entry site for transeptal heart catheterization?
Right femoral vein
During a transeptal procedure what needle is used?
Brockenbrough
