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Nursing Tools
Common Nursing Tools
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hat | A plastic container that fits into the toilet to collect and measure urine; looks like an upside-down hat |
| Sharps Container | A red hazardous materials box intended to house needles and other one-time-use sharp instruments for disposal |
| Banana Bag | This is a type of intravenous drip bag that gets its name from the distinctive yellow color of the fluid, which comes from a collection of B vitamins; treatment is used to normalize vitamins and electrolytes in patients with alcohol use disorder |
| Stethoscope | A medical instrument used to hear a patient's heartbeat or take blood pressure; digital technology can help amplify the audio and transmit it to a computer |
| Tourniquet | A tight band that can be fashioned from any material used to stem the flow of blood after an injury or medical procedure; more commonly, a phlebotomist uses a tourniquet to slow blood flow to engorge a vein while drawing blood |
| Catheter | A flexible hollow tube used to drain urine from the bladder |
| Pulse Oximeter | A small digital device that clips to the end of a patient's finger and uses a cold light source to analyze and measure oxygen saturation in the blood |
| Tongue depressor | flat, wooden blade used to hold down the tongue when examining the throat |
| Vial | a small bottle or container used for storing liquids |
| syringe | a cylinder-shaped piece that attaches to a needle and can be filled with liquid |
| Speculum | An instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing |
| Sling | A bandage or material that helps to support the weight of an injured upper extremity. |
| Scale | an instrument for weighing |
| Otoscope | a device used for looking into a patient's ears |
| Intravenous | Into a vein |
| Inhaler | A device for administering medication by inhaling |
| hypodermic needle | A sharp pointed metal piece that pricks the skin (attached to a syringe), used for taking blood or administering medicine |
| Glucometer | device for measuring blood glucose levels from a drop of blood obtained by a fingerstick |
| Forceps | An instrument used during operations and medical procedures (assists the doctor in pulling, holding, and retrieving) |
| Cannula | Tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas |
| Butterfly needle | A type of needle used to collect blood from small or difficult veins |
| blood pressure monitor | a tool that measures the force of blood flow through a person's body |
| Antiseptic | A liquid used to sterilize (clean) the surface of the skin |
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Beth Butterfield Medical Terms
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