NURS1213 Midterm Exam| 2025/2026 Update |
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IDRAW
Identify the patient,
Diagnosis,
Recent Changes,
Anticipated Changes,
What to watch for
When to use IDRAW
IDRAW is a communication tool used during handovers in the acute care setting.
Four transition points are defined as handovers in care including:
1. Shift to Shift: refers to nursing handover
2. Temporary transfer of vare
3. Unit to Unit: includes transitions to/from another care area
4. Facility to Facility: a telephone call from site to site using the IDRAW format is preferred to
facilitate continuity of care
SBAR
Situation
Background
,Assessment
Recommendation
Donning a gown
• Select appropriate type and size.
• Opening is in the back; secure at neck and waist; front "dirty", back "clean".
• Do not allow gown to get wet.
Donning a mask
• Place over nose, mouth, chin.
• Secure top strings behind ears, high on back of head.
• Tie strings at back of neck, adjust flexible nose piece, change q30 mins/damp.
Eye and face protection
• Position goggles over eyes & eye glasses, secure to the head using ear pieces.
• Position face shield over face, secure on brow with headband, if mask has built in face shield
then apply like a regular mask.
• Adjust to fit comfortably.
What is a respirator?
• The N95 respirator/mask has a filter efficiency level of 95% or greater against particulate
aerosols free of oil.
• It is fluid resistant, disposable and may be worn in surgery.
• Must be "fitted".
Donning clean gloves
,• Don gloves last.
• Select correct type and size.
• Insert hands into gloves.
• Extend gloves over isolation gown cuffs.
Sequence for removing PPE
• Remove gloves.
• Remove gown.
• Hand hygiene.
• Remove goggles.
• Remove mask/respirator.
• Hand hygiene.
Removing gloves
• Outside of glove is dirty; use glove-to-glove/ skin-to-skin principles.
• Grasp outside edge of one dirty glove
with the other dirty glove (glove-to-glove).
• Grasp near the wrist, peel away from hand, turn glove inside out.
• Hold dirty glove in opposite, gloved hand.
• Slide ungloved finger under wrist of remaining glove (skin-to-skin).
• Peel off from inside, creating a bag for both gloves.
• Discard.
Removing gown
• Unfasten waist ties; let fall.
, • Unfasten neck ties; pull around to front so top of gown falls forward off your shoulders.
• Grasp clean cuff of right sleeve with left hand & pull cuff over hand.
• With right hand (inside gown) grasp left arm at wrist and pull left hand through cuff.
• Using inside of gown peel away from torso and arms.
• Turn gown inside out.
• Fold or roll into a bundle to discard.
Remove goggles or face shield
• Outside/front is 'dirty'; handle by earpieces.
• Grasp earpieces with ungloved hands.
• Pull away from face.
• Place in designated receptacle for reprocessing.
Removing a mask
• Untie the bottom, then the top.
• Remove from face.
• Discard.
Prodromal stage
• Interval from the onset of nonspecific signs/symptoms (malaise, low grade fever, fatigue) to
more specific signs/symptoms.
• During this time, microorganisms grow and multiply and the patient may be more capable of
spreading disease to others.
Questions and Answers | Verified 100% Correct
IDRAW
Identify the patient,
Diagnosis,
Recent Changes,
Anticipated Changes,
What to watch for
When to use IDRAW
IDRAW is a communication tool used during handovers in the acute care setting.
Four transition points are defined as handovers in care including:
1. Shift to Shift: refers to nursing handover
2. Temporary transfer of vare
3. Unit to Unit: includes transitions to/from another care area
4. Facility to Facility: a telephone call from site to site using the IDRAW format is preferred to
facilitate continuity of care
SBAR
Situation
Background
,Assessment
Recommendation
Donning a gown
• Select appropriate type and size.
• Opening is in the back; secure at neck and waist; front "dirty", back "clean".
• Do not allow gown to get wet.
Donning a mask
• Place over nose, mouth, chin.
• Secure top strings behind ears, high on back of head.
• Tie strings at back of neck, adjust flexible nose piece, change q30 mins/damp.
Eye and face protection
• Position goggles over eyes & eye glasses, secure to the head using ear pieces.
• Position face shield over face, secure on brow with headband, if mask has built in face shield
then apply like a regular mask.
• Adjust to fit comfortably.
What is a respirator?
• The N95 respirator/mask has a filter efficiency level of 95% or greater against particulate
aerosols free of oil.
• It is fluid resistant, disposable and may be worn in surgery.
• Must be "fitted".
Donning clean gloves
,• Don gloves last.
• Select correct type and size.
• Insert hands into gloves.
• Extend gloves over isolation gown cuffs.
Sequence for removing PPE
• Remove gloves.
• Remove gown.
• Hand hygiene.
• Remove goggles.
• Remove mask/respirator.
• Hand hygiene.
Removing gloves
• Outside of glove is dirty; use glove-to-glove/ skin-to-skin principles.
• Grasp outside edge of one dirty glove
with the other dirty glove (glove-to-glove).
• Grasp near the wrist, peel away from hand, turn glove inside out.
• Hold dirty glove in opposite, gloved hand.
• Slide ungloved finger under wrist of remaining glove (skin-to-skin).
• Peel off from inside, creating a bag for both gloves.
• Discard.
Removing gown
• Unfasten waist ties; let fall.
, • Unfasten neck ties; pull around to front so top of gown falls forward off your shoulders.
• Grasp clean cuff of right sleeve with left hand & pull cuff over hand.
• With right hand (inside gown) grasp left arm at wrist and pull left hand through cuff.
• Using inside of gown peel away from torso and arms.
• Turn gown inside out.
• Fold or roll into a bundle to discard.
Remove goggles or face shield
• Outside/front is 'dirty'; handle by earpieces.
• Grasp earpieces with ungloved hands.
• Pull away from face.
• Place in designated receptacle for reprocessing.
Removing a mask
• Untie the bottom, then the top.
• Remove from face.
• Discard.
Prodromal stage
• Interval from the onset of nonspecific signs/symptoms (malaise, low grade fever, fatigue) to
more specific signs/symptoms.
• During this time, microorganisms grow and multiply and the patient may be more capable of
spreading disease to others.
