Cst 1 6 math Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Table of Contents PART I: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES 1. The Surgical Technologist 2. Communication and Teamwork 3. Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics 4. The Health Care Facility 5. The Patient 6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures 7. Environmental Hazards 8. Microbes and the Process of Infection 9. The Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique 10. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection 11. Surgical Instruments 12. Perioperative Pharmacology 13. Anesthesi...

Version 1 1. Basic nursing skills/safety/newborn – radiant warmer – temperature probe • If the infant does not remain w/the mother during the 1st 1-2 hours after birth, the infant is placed under a radiant warmer or incubator until body temperature stabilizes • Skin temperature is used as the point of control – maintained b/t 36 ̊ and 37 ̊ • A thermistor probe (automatic sensor) is placed on the upper quadrant of the abdomen immediately below the right or left costal margin ...