What actions are required of staff during the cleaning of the endoscope if a fully automated process is implemented in your endoscopy unit? Provide rationales for each of the suggested staff actions
During a routine colonoscopy examination, a large polyp was found and successfully removed; however, several haemo clips were required intraoperatively to control haemorrhage.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
The development of fully automated reprocessing systems has released staff from having to undertake some aspects of endoscope cleaning that previously were completed manually prior to sterilisation or high-level disinfection.
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A primary care clinic sees some clients with sexually transmitted diseases. Which clients would the nurse be required to report to the local authority in every state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? (Select all that apply.)
a. Client with Chlamydia b. Woman with gonorrhea c. Man with syphilis d. Client with human immune deficiency virus e. Female with pelvic inflammatory disease
____ screening should be conducted at least annually for all HIV-infected women.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A 75-year-old client comes to the clinic to be examined for a decreased sensation in his right foot. He is an insulin-dependent diabetic and was diagnosed with the condition 15 years ago
Which of the following contextual elements applies to this client and affects nursing practice? A) Subcultural elements B) Economic elements C) Cultural elements D) Demographic elements
The daughter of a woman who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer asks the nurse about screening for this cancer. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "Currently there is no reliable screening test for ovarian cancer." B) "A Pap smear is almost always helpful in identifying this type of cancer." C) "There's a blood test for a marker, CA-125, that if elevated indicates cancer." D) "A genetic test for two genes, if positive, will identify the ovarian cancer."