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Name: __________________________________________ Date: _____________ Score: _____________
Procedure 40–1 Steps
Start Time: End Time: Total Time:
Steps
Possible
Points
First
Attempt
Second
Attempt
Third
Attempt
1. Wash hands. 15
2. Prepare the room and equipment. Incorporate
critical thinking skills when performing
patient assessment and care.
15
3. Call the patient from the reception room;
introduce yourself and identify the patient.
5
4. Instruct the patient to go to the bathroom to
empty the bladder.
15
5.
Explain the rationale for performance of the
procedure. Show awareness of the patient’s
concerns related to the procedure being
performed. Demonstrate empathy, active
listening, and nonverbal communication.
15
6. Obtain the necessary information to complete
the cytology requisition form.
15
7. Attach a label to the ThinPrep bottle and place
it on the Mayo tray.
15
8. Instruct the patient to remove all clothing and
put on the examination gown with the opening
in front. Demonstrate the principles of self-
boundaries.
15
9. When the patient is gowned, enter the room and
pull out the step from the end of the table. Ask
the patient sit on the table. Cover the patient’s
legs with the drape. Push in the table step.
15
10. Notify the provider that the patient is ready. 5
11. Accompany the provider into the room and
apply critical thinking skills to provide
assistance as needed. Be sure to use proper
body mechanics when positioning the patient.
5
12. Position the patient in a sitting position for basic
assessment and initial breast examination. Be
sure to show awareness to any patient
concerns regarding the procedure.
5
13. Assist the patient to a supine position for a
continued breast exam.
15
14. When the breast exam is completed, assist the
patient to cover her chest with the gown and
drape and prepare for the pelvic exam.
5
15. Assist the patient into a lithotomy position,
helping her place her feet into the stirrups, and
adjust as needed.
15
16. Place the drape over the patient from the chest
to the feet. Push the drape down between her
legs until it touches the table. Instruct the
patient to slide her buttocks down to the end of
the table.
15