1. What position should the patient be in for a catheter insertion?
Answer Dorsal recumbent or supine with thighs abducted
2. Which hand do we hold the penis when inserting a catheter?
Answer Non- dominant hand, holding it at a 60 to 90 degree angle
3. How do we measure an NG tube for a pt?
Answer -Tip of the nose to the earlobe then xiphoid process -We choose which nostril we
will use for the placement of the NG tube by pressing on each nostril (one at a time) and
seeing which nostril the patient can breathe out of.
4. For post-op patients, what intervention would we use for identifying any
possible complications (tissue integrity)?
Answer Getting vital signs (if the bp drop, HR increases, urine output decreases) looking
for hemorrhaging fluid loss.
5. ** REMEMBER**
Answer The older pt is always prioritized
6. What electrolytes should we monitor more closely?
Answer Potassium and Sodium
7. when collecting a sputum specimen, what would we instruct the pt to do?
Answer Breathe deeply, cough (always collect sputum specimens in the morning &
always discard the specimen in a biohazard bag or container)
Answer Dorsal recumbent or supine with thighs abducted
2. Which hand do we hold the penis when inserting a catheter?
Answer Non- dominant hand, holding it at a 60 to 90 degree angle
3. How do we measure an NG tube for a pt?
Answer -Tip of the nose to the earlobe then xiphoid process -We choose which nostril we
will use for the placement of the NG tube by pressing on each nostril (one at a time) and
seeing which nostril the patient can breathe out of.
4. For post-op patients, what intervention would we use for identifying any
possible complications (tissue integrity)?
Answer Getting vital signs (if the bp drop, HR increases, urine output decreases) looking
for hemorrhaging fluid loss.
5. ** REMEMBER**
Answer The older pt is always prioritized
6. What electrolytes should we monitor more closely?
Answer Potassium and Sodium
7. when collecting a sputum specimen, what would we instruct the pt to do?
Answer Breathe deeply, cough (always collect sputum specimens in the morning &
always discard the specimen in a biohazard bag or container)
