Reducing Medical Errors Answers

Select the appropriate method for preventing infection in each case.A dental hygienist is preparing equipment that will be placed in a patient’s mouth.

A phlebotomist selects a syringe to draw blood from a patient.

A nurse is in charge of preparing devices for use with patients. For each scenario, select the reason why the nurse chose that preparation method.The tube placed in the patient’s throat for anesthesia must be cleaned before it is disinfected because cleaning

The scalpels used to cut open a patient having heart surgery will be placed in an autoclave for steam sterilization because they