Clean Needle Technique (CNT) questions with answers

Clean Needle Technique (CNT) questions with
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answers

(T or F) The clean needle technique to reduce the risk of a
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number of potential adverse events related to acupuncture
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practice, reduces the spread of infection, and helps ensure public
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safety?
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True
(T or F) In addition to potential risks of transmitting infection or
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pathogens from one patient to the other, there are additional
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risks which include broken needles, untoward reactions, pain and
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discomfort, inadvertent injury to important organs? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




True
(T or F) Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into the skin
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where the therapeutic effect is expected to come primarily from
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the act of inserting, manipulating and/or retaining the needles in
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specific locations? |\




True
(T or F) The most common adverse effect from acupuncture are
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needle site bleeding, superficial hematoma, and needle site pain,
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less frequently, fainting due to acupuncture, tiredness,
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aggravation of symptoms and broken needles have been |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


reported?
True
(T or F) With needling of the scalp and pinna/auricle,
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acupuncturists should apply clean cotton or gauze to prevent |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


bleeding?

,True
A physical sensation that indicates altered Qi flow and good
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efficacy of needle placement |\ |\ |\




De qi response |\ |\




(T or F) If alcohol is used to clean the acupuncture sites, allow
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alcohol to dry before needling? |\ |\ |\ |\




True
(T or F) It is recommended that patients are situated in a position
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where they are relaxed and not likely to need to move, as well
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as reminding patients not to move to avoid a stuck needle?
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True
(T or F) If a needle that was rotated in one direction becomes
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stuck, rotate the needle back in the opposite direction?
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True
(T or F) Stimulate the area near a stuck needle with simple finger
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manipulation, tapping or another needle insertion, then try to
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remove a stuck needle? |\ |\ |\




True
(T or F) Leave a stuck needle in place for a few minutes, then try
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again to remove the needle?
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True
(T or F) It is strongly recommended to count and write down the
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number of needles used including the discarded ones to keep
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from failing to remove needles?
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True
(T or F) Aggravation of symptoms is reported both as potential
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adverse event and as an intended response to treatment, known
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, as "Menken or mengen phenomenon," or healing crisis and is
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good reason to explain likely effects of acupuncture to patients?
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True
(T or F) Traumatic pneumothorax is caused by penetrating or
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blunt trauma to the chest such as stabbing, gunshot wounds, or
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severe blow. Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a complication of
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diagnostic or therapeutic intervention, therefore acupuncture
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related pneumothorax is considered iatrogenic?
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True
(T or F) Acupuncture practitioners can be unaware of having
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created a pneumothorax or what point were implicated because
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patients by necessity to an ED and the information regarding
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practitioner or points used is not recorded? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




True
(T or F) A very tall, thin patient or one with atrophy or muscle
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loss from hyperinflation will have a shorter depth of surface to
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lung, increasing the risk of penetrating the lung resulting in
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pneumothorax?
True
(T or F) Safe needling depth to avoid pneumothorax on most
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patients can be as little as 10 to 20 mm?
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True
(Tor F) Needle at oblique angles (45 degrees) rather than
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perpendicular angles, limit vertical manipulation, and do not cup |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


over needles in the thoracic body, (top of shoulders to T10 in the
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back, or top of the shoulders to xiphoid on the chest)?
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True
(T or F) Avoid using needles that are longer than the safe
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needling depth for a particular area. One method to reduce the
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