+------------------------------------------------+ | CPNE NOTES - LAB SIMULATION MNEUMONICS & STEPS | +------------------------------------------------+ STATION 1: WOUND STATION MNEUMONIC: TIGR Open - Soak Gloves - PAT dry STEPS: *** WASH THY HANDS BEFORE STARTING *** (A) T - Tape (4 strips) - date/time/initial last strip. I - Inspect the dressing & Id the patient. (C) G - Put on non-sterile gloves. R - Remove old dressing & gloves (via one swoop).…
Now describe each tunic more fully by selecting its characteristics from the key below and placing the appropriate key letters on the answer lines. e,d b a, f,c Tunica intima Tunica media Tunica externa Key: a. b. c. d. innermost tunic most superficial tunic thin tunic of capillaries especially thick in elastic arteries e. f. contains smooth muscle and elastin has a smooth surface to decrease resistance to blood flow…
“Ma’am, we need to draw blood and run some tests.” You have probably heard similar phrases when taking a sick pet to the veterinarian‘s office. Hearing this phrase with a sick pet, whom to you is your child, can be scary. Understanding the process of drawing blood gives a slight bit of comfort in this typically upsetting phrase. Taking blood samples is an important aspect of veterinary medicine. Many diseases are diagnosed based on serum biochemistry. As a veterinary technician, you must understand the process of drawing blood, known as venipuncture. In some situations, getting a blood sample must be done quickly and there may be a large amount of stress on you as a technician to do this. A useful method for obtaining a blood sample for the beginning veterinary technician is to draw it from the cephalic vein. I am going to explain the process of taking blood from a dog’s cephalic vein which is located in the canine’s forelimb, known as canine venipuncture.…
Both methods produce feelings of calm and relaxation, and make the time pass more quickly. Sedatives also have amnesic effects, meaning that you will remember little or nothing after the procedure.…
The Healing of an Unknown Wound Sebastian was a perfect German, fiercely patriotic and deeply loyal to the Nazi ideology. Growing up amid Nazi propaganda, he had a distorted view of the world, seeing only the supposed superiority of his race and the oppression of others as justified. His perspective was clouded, his beliefs as strong as steel. He was then told to work at a concentration camp in lower Germany. The horrors he witnessed in the camp were like no other, the inhuman treatment of those deemed inferior by the Nazi regime began to gnaw at his conscience.…
Scenario # 1: The Medical Assistant is preparing to perform a venipuncture on a patient who has come into the office for their annual physical exam.…
The Utah School of Phlebotomy is one of the few places in Salt Lake City that hold courses for getting phlebotomy certifications. It is a small office, south of the Sugar House District, that teaches students about blood itself, how to take someone’s blood, and how to get a job as a phlebotomist. Although they work really hard to produce excellent phlebotomist, I noticed that most people who let the students draw their blood are nervous an anxious. I have had many conversations with fellow phlebotomist on the subject of patient experience and they all agree people get worried when being injected by needles. This is also the case for experienced phlebotomist as well. In efforts to ease the angst of patients getting blood drawn, I want to introduce…
Attention Getter: How many people here have ever had to get an IV in the hospital? Was it a positive or negative experience for you? If you are one of the people that said yes then you know it can be a frightening and sometimes painful experience. What I am about to explain to you comes from my 8 years of experience as an emergency room nurse starting thousands of IVs. Some of the things I tell you could help you understand the process better and ease your anxiety for any future emergency room visit you or your loved one may have.…
Steve was immediately tested to see if he could be a match for me to have a second kidney transplant. He returned in tears, saying we were not a match. And so began our search to find a compatible kidney for me.…
To accomplish my goal I did some refreshment my nursing skill and producers before clinical. I reviewed my nursing skill and procedure to refresh my brain about how to administer parental injection, the right site for IM and S/C, and size and length of needles. I reviewed my health and physical assessment videos and review my nursing skill notes how to assess head to toe and pain scale, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and CIWA Scale which helped me a lot to refresh my skills. Also, I looked up my previous clinical worksheets which reminded me some nursing diagnosis and…
Even though the thought of needles conjures up thoughts of pain and doctors visits it is in fact quite painless. The needles are extremely thin and when put in at worst they feel like a dull ache. If there is any pain at all it is momentary. After the fact, the effects are quite pleasurable and…
As we age, we forget (parallelism). We forget the joys of being a child. We forget (repetition) how to play, how to laugh (parallelism). We tend to become so fixed on growing up that we forget many of things that we found wondrous as children as they have faded away like the night (simile) as the sun of time rises and illuminates the harsh reality of life. I have found however, one thing from my childhood seems to stick with me even as I have grown up and that is bandaids. This is not because they are something that can easily acquired but instead because of what they represent.…
She is at the gym and as she lifts the weight, she feels a “pop” and her leg buckles, she can’t stand, and she can’t bend her knee. The coach sprints over and helps her up, she can’t bear weight and she can’t straighten her leg, she is afraid, and although there isn’t pain, she comprehends the seriousness of her symptoms.…
We go down to her car together so she can help stable me. I am so scared staring off into a daze on the way there. We get to the hospital, and went to same day surgery to get registered. It seems to be taking forever because I just want to get it over with. The doctor finally calls me back and I prepare for my surgery. He takes me back to the operating room. I am scared, just looking around at all the different tools and equipment he has. He tells me to take 3 deep breathes into this mask, then I fell asleep, and woke up with everything done. It was a matter of an hour till I feel good enough to go home. The doctor said to me I could leave whenever I wanted, so as soon as he said that I got changed and out the door I go.…
Have you ever taken on a new responsibility? I have, and let me tell you, I felt like I was tricked by the wicked witch herself. It’s something like, waxing the hardwood floor! In these next few weird paragraphs you will know the challenges I faced.…