And last is to explain the exams process to the patient and answer any questions they might have. Radiographers also have to perfect their Technologist Skills: Such as, providing protection from radiation for themselves and their patients, also involving their knowledge in Anatomy to properly diagnose how much radiation is required for their patient. A careful process and expertise is required to develop a more effective diagnostic image. The Radiologist will hang a lead shield behind the patient or a rubberized apron to tie around their waist to protect their reproductive organs from direct X-rays. The patient will then stand in front of the X-ray positioned at chest
The cells are then placed on a slide or in a bottle of liquid and sent to a laboratory. The laboratory will check to be sure that the cells are normal. If you are getting the HPV test in addition to the Pap test, the cells collected during the Pap test will be tested for HPV at the laboratory. Talk with your doctor, nurse, or other health care professional about whether the HPV test is right for you. When you have a Pap test, the doctor may also perform a pelvic exam, checking your uterus, ovaries, and other organs to make sure there are no problems.
SPC Kimberly West SGT Monika Woodard The Importance of the Proper Documentation of Biological’s in the Sterilization Department A question that often comes up in discussions about record keeping is “What type of documentation do we need to keep for our steam sterilization process, and how should information be recorded?” It is important to know not only what to document, but also the purpose for retaining pertinent information. Record keeping or documenting the biologicals is an essential component of an effective sterile processing department’s quality assurance program. Whether the sterilization process is being done in a hospital’s SPD or Operating Room, essential information needs to be documented. Documentation, also commonly referred to as record keeping, documents materials that have been processed and the results of the sterilization process monitoring. While this might sound easy, proper documentation requires diligence by everyone involved as this data provides critical information for tracking processed instruments to the patient and assessing the reliability of the sterilization process.
Being an x-ray technician so much more than just detecting broken bones, it also recognizes diseases. An x-ray technician is like the doctor lookout or support that’s why they take the images and have to follow the doctors’ order. Keeping the patients and yourself secured from the radiation is very important part of the job. The education requirements of an x-ray technician requires a two year associates degree in radiology is a two year associates degree which is commonly held by professional x-ray technician. To enter an associates degree program most schools may require just a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED); while in some states they require technicians to be licensed.
(a) Perform calculation and adjust flow rate; (b) Observe and report subjective and objective signs of adverse reactions to IV administration; (c) Inspect insertion site, change dressing, and remove intravenous needle or catheter from peripheral veins. (d) Hanging bags or bottles of hydrating fluid. 2. According to Alfaro-LeFevre (2013) what are the two questions the nurse should ask to make decisions about his/her scope of practice and clinical decision-making? What action should the nurse take if he/she is being asked to act outside his/her scope of practice?
Although, some patients have a bad case of a site infection and may need another surgery just for the infection (SHEA). There are many ways to prevent surgical site infections. The doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers should clean their hands and arms up to their elbows with an antiseptic agent just before the surgery, clean their hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub before and after caring for each patient, they wear special hair covers, masks, gowns, and gloves during surgery to keep the surgery area clean, they give antibiotics to the patient before the surgery starts, and they also clean the skin at the site of the
Upon arriving at the scene emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) would have assessed Mr. J and placed him in a cervical collar before doing anything else. A tourniquet would be placed two inches above the crush injury before attempting to extricate the arm. This would likely be on the joint so the tourniquet would go two inches above the elbow. After extricating the arm and placing him on a spine board he would be rushed to the ED. Due to Mr. J being unconscious with a head injury a computed tomography (CT) scan was rushed to assess
For the Technical Communications Rhetorical Analysis assignment, I have reviewed two instructional documents. The first document is an instructional document for patientsreceiving steroid pulse therapy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and the effect of instruction on patient knowledge by Yu-Chu Pai who works for BioMed Central Ltd. The second document is also a letter about blood transfusion errors by American Society of Registered Nurses. The purpose of this memo is to outline the similarities and differences that I have discovered during my rhetorical analysis of these two pieces. I will provide an audience analysis and a situational analysis, along with a discussion of the conventions and appeals of the two project proposal documents.Audience
“Teach the patient and family the symptoms of infection that should be promptly reported to a primary medical caregiver” (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011, pg. 495). Electrolyte balance should be watch closely in a patient with acute renal failure. Urden, Stacy, and Lough, 2012 state: Electrolyte levels require frequent observation, especially in the critical phase of AKI. Potassium may quickly reach levels of 6.0 mEq/L or higher.
The Bleeding Time (BT) was introduced as a tool for predicting the risk of bleeding in relation to surgery. Test the vascular integrity, qualitative and quantitative defects of platelets. Principle: The Ivy method is the traditional method for carrying out this test. In the Ivy method, a blood pressure cuff is placed on the upper arm and inflated to 40 mmHg. A disposable lancet is used to make two separate cuts into the forearm usually 5-10cm apart in quick succession.