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Skills Final
Skills review for LPN
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Health Care
03/14/2008

Additional Health Care Flashcards

 


 

Cards

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 Slip Tip Syringe

 Can be used for irrigation; needle can attach on tip

 

 

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Leur-Lock Syringe

 

 Needless bladder irrigation, UA

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Toomey Syringe

Can be used for open bladder irrigation, tube feeding,

flushing, GI

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Hemovac Drain

 

Used post-op; for up to 400mL of drainage; uses negative pressure

 

 

 

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Pemrose Drain

 

Used post-op; no pressure

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Jackson Pratt  Drain

 Used post-op; uses negative pressure; for up to 100mL

 

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ABD Pads

 

 Goes over top of dressing, collects excess drainage

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Continuous Bladder Irrigation Tubing

 

Needs 3-way foley catheter; bigger tubing than IV tubing.

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Straight Catheter

 

For removal of PVR over 150ml, in and out 

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Foley Catheter

 

Stays in place for period of time

Look at port for size

e.g.

    18F with 5cc balloon
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Sterile Specimen Cup

 

 

Used to obtain/ collect a Sterile
Specimen

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Emesis Basin (Kidney Basin)

 

Used for emesis and all sorts of other things 

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Irrigation Container

 

Used to Irrigate in wound cleaning and bladder irrigation 

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Condom Catheter

 

Goes over the penis - used in incontinent patients or patients otherwise unable to reach the restroom, but do not have PVR over 150ml 

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Graduated Cylinder

 

Used for measuring I&Os 

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Hemoccult & Reactant

 

Used to test for occult Blood in specimens 

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Split Tagederm

 

Used to protect/ cover IV insertion sites 

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Drain Sponge (Split)

 

Used to collect exudate - split would be used for Tracheostomy, others are used to cover wounds 

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Kerlex Dressing

 

Helps hold dressings in place and absorb excess exudate 

 

Meshy white dressing roll 

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Culturette

 

 

Used to obtain cultures from wounds, nares, etc. that can be used in C&S tests 

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Cotton Tip Applicator

 

 

Used for cleaning wounds, check for tunneling 

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Sterile Bowl

 

hold NS solution when cleaning wounds 

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ABD pad

Used for wound dressing
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ACE bandage
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Ambu Bag

Used for ventilating a patient. Ex. prior to suctioning.
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Chux pad

Used to protect bedding or clothing from moisture
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Hydrocolloid dressing
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Kerlix
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Urinary catheter leg strap

Used to keep catheter tubing in place and prevent accidental dislodging of catheter.
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Venturi Mask

Used to provide accurate amount of O2. O2 delivered with this mask is measured in %.
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MDI with spacer

Used for pts who have trouble timing inhalation with depressing medication from the MDI
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MDI (metered dose inhaler)

Used to administer medications to be inhaled in to the respiratory tract.
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Nasal Cannula

Used to deliver O2 to pts who can breathe through the nose.
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Suction Toothette

Used to provide oral care and suctioning.
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Yankauer suction tip

Used to suction
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open feeding system



Um, this is the best picture I could find.
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Abduction pillow

Used to keep legs in correct abducted position following hip replacement surgery.
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Cotton tip applicator
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Full body sling

Used with mechanical lifts for transferring patients.
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IV infusion pump

Used for administering IV medications
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Feeding pump (Kangaroo pump)

Used for administering tube feedings
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Medication vial

holds multiple doses of medication
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N95 mask

Protects health care worker from airborne infectious agants
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Naso Gastric tube

Used to administer feedings and hydration
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Surgical mask

Used to protect patient from infectious agents carried by health care personnel.
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Suture removal kit

Used to remove sutures
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Staple remover
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Staple removal kit
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Insulin Syringe

 

measured in units - note how many units

 

used to deliver insulin subq 

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Oxygen wrench
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Oxygen face tent For patients who are mouth breathers
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fenestrated tracheostomy
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Kelly clamp For clamping chest tubes
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Oxygen regulator For regulating flow of oxygen from O2 tank
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Tracheostomy T piece For O2 administration
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Fleet Enema

 

 

used for um... well, it's used for relieving constipation. 

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oropharyngeal airway

 

used post op to keep an open airway 

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partial non-rebreather mask

 

used to deliver high oxygen concentrations:  80-100%

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Nonrebreather Mask

 

 

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Tube Feeding Formula

 

used to deliver nutrition through a feeding tube for patients unable to feed themselves, due to conscious level or injury or obstruction 

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Suction Canister

 

used to collect sputum/ fluid that is suctioned from a patients airway with a yankauer

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Pneumatic Compression Device

 

Used to deliver intermittent compression to help prevent thrombus and venus stasis 

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Incentive Spirometer

 

used to prevent atelectasis, allows the patient a visual of their progress 

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Humidifier

 

used to humidify oxygen delivery, when flow rates exceed 4L/min usually 

 

 

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Nasopharyngeal Airway

 

used to allow frequent suctioning without disturbing the nasal passages 

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PEG Tube

 

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Tube

 

used to deliver tube feeding into the stomach 

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Nebulizer

 

used to deliver medication in droplets 

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PEG/J Tube

 

 

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Chest Tube Drainage System

 

allow drainage, collection and suction from thoracic cavity 

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Ultrasound Gel

 

used to provide conductive medium for ultrasound devices - bladder scanners and dopplers