| Preparation |
| Verify, interpret, and evaluate the provider’s order or institutional protocol. |
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| Review the patient chart for pertinent data, including diagnosis, medications, therapies, radiographic and laboratory results, and progress notes. |
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| Perform Hand Hygiene. |
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| Select, obtain, assemble equipment correctly, and verify functionality |
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| Don Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); observe standard precautions and transmission-based isolation procedures as appropriate |
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| Identify the patient and introduce yourself and your department. |
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| Assessment |
| Explain the purpose of the procedure and confirm patient understanding. |
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| Position the patient for the procedure. |
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| Assess patient, including Vital Signs and ventilatory status. |
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