Minor surgery nplex ii - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Horizontal Mattress Stitch (1) indications (2) advantages (3) disadvantages - (1) high tension wound (can approximate long distances), holds fragile skin together well (2) optimizes eversion, increased closure strength, good tension distribution (3) not good for areas at risk for scarring (eg face) Components of the Sterile Field (5) - (1) DRAPES (placed over all operative sites/supply sites) (2) GLOVES (well-fitting, sterile) (3) SYRINGES/NEEDLES/SUTURES (4) instruments (5) WOUND/SKI...

list the contents of a basic minor surgery pack -:- - needle holder - iris scissors (for tissue) - suture scissors (for non-tissue) - forceps (adsons w/teeth, adsons w'o teeth) - hemostat - scalpel Differentiate (1) sterilizaiton (2) disinfection (3) disinfectant (4) antiseptic -:- (1) destruction of all living organisms (2) reduction of pathogenic microorganism population (3) used on inanimate objects to kill pathogenic microorganisms (4) applied to the body to disinfe...