Lesson 11

Question 1

What is important to be aware of when doing administrative duties?

Answer 1

Of our surroundings within our work environment outside the scan room

Question 2

What are examples of tasks performed outside of the scan room? (7)

Answer 2

1. Have to go get your patient
2. Talking to a radiologist
3. Transferring a patient over to a different room
4. Documentation
   - keyboards
5. If you need help or you help someone else
6. Making/taking a phone call
7. Devices on the front desk used by numerous people throughout the day
   - eg. pens, paper, stapler, doorknobs etc.

Question 3

Why are items on the front desk a concern?

Answer 3

They are items we use so often and we don’t think about them carrying diseases

Question 4

What objects are typically cleaned by the cleaning staff? (5)

Answer 4

1. Computers
2. Mouses
3. Other electronic devices
4. Wipe down counters
5. Bathrooms/sinks

Question 5

Should you perform hand hygiene after administrative duties?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

How many times do you touch your face in an hour?

Answer 6

50 times

Question 7

Why are electrical devices not cleaned as often?

Answer 7

Because we are scared of wrecking the device or interfering with the work on the device
- so not cleaned as often as it should

Question 8

Who is responsible for taking appointments in large organizations?

Answer 8

There are departments that are responsible for patient bookings

Question 9

Who is responsible for taking appointments in smaller organizations?

Answer 9

There may be times that the technologist will be required to make these appointments

Question 10

What questions should you ask the patents when booking an appointment? (4)

Answer 10

1. If they would like a male or female sonographer
   - might not be able to provide this
2. If they have any allergies
3. Informing them on the steps they need to take
   - eg. fasting or filling their bladder
4. Do they have a fever or other symptoms
   - important to identify diseases (such as MRSA)

Question 11

Where do we seat a patient on contact precautions?

Answer 11

We want to limit the places they are touching

Question 12

Why do we want to have a special place for patient who are on contact precautions? (3)

Answer 12

1. We dont know the infectious disease they have
2. Limit the spread to us and other patients
3. Less cleaning to do later
   - need to clean whatever they touch

Question 13

Where is C.diff found?

Answer 13

In the intestines

Question 14

Where is VRE found? (4)

Answer 14

1. Intestines
   - closer to the rectum
2. Water
3. Wounds
4. Female genital tract

Question 15

Where is MRSA found?

Answer 15

Wounds

Question 16

What are precautions to take to protect the staff at the front desk? (5)

Answer 16

1. The plexi glass
2. The desk itself
3. Short conversations
4. Flagging patients prior to visit
   - so they can prepare themselves
5. An overlapped metal/plastic partition
   - still allows sound to pass

Question 17

What does the plexi glass at the front desk do?

Answer 17

Provides protection against infection control and potential violence

Question 18

What are personal objects from the patients that someone at the front desk might have to touch? (5)

Answer 18

1. Requisitions
2. Credit card
3. Other identification
4. Medical bracelet
5. Coat

Question 19

When is the sterile tray open? Why?

Answer 19

1. Directly before the exam

2. To assure no contamination

Question 20

How do you add sterile items to the sterile tray? (2)

Answer 20

1. Grab package from the outside to open and drop it on the tray
2. Grab the package from the outside to open and allow the sterile person to grab it and put it in the sterile tray

Question 21

How do you open a sterile drape? (5)

Answer 21

1. If there is a plastic outer wrap it is to be removed
2. Place the package on the work surface
3. Carefully reaching around the sterile area, open the flap furthest from your body first
   - only touch the outside portion of the wrapping
4. Open the side flaps
5. Open the flap closest to your body last

Question 22

What are sterile items normally contained in?

Answer 22

Peal packages

Question 23

Why is it important to keep the sterile field maintained? (2)

Answer 23

1. In order to protect your patient from undue harm

2. Decrease the risk of spreading infections