Having misplaced his stethoscope, a nurse borrows a colleague's stethoscope. He next enters the patient's room and identifies himself, washes his hands with soap, and states the purpose of his visit
He performs proper identification of the patient before he auscultates her lungs. Which critical health assessment step was not performed?
a. Running warm water over stethoscope for patient comfort
b. Cleaning stethoscope with Betadine
c. Using alcohol-based hand disinfectant
d. Cleaning stethoscope with alcohol
ANS: D
Bacteria and viruses can be transferred from patient to patient when a stethoscope that is not clean is used. The stethoscope should be cleaned before use on each patient. Running water over the stethoscope does not kill bacteria. Betadine is an inappropriate cleaning solution and may damage the equipment. Hand sanitizer is not an approved cleaning product.
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