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COVID-19 Nursing Protocol for Obtaining Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples

1. Ensure that all infection prevention & control steps
Nasopharyngeal Swab ... into the nostril ... Remove swab and ... process in the other nostril ... Nasopharyngeal #NPSwab
Lisinopril - ACE inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. 3rd most prescribed
Pharmacology #Lisinopril #Zestril
How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen

Insert the swab into the nostril, parallel to the palate.
Nasopharyngeal Swab ... Insert the swab ... into the nostril ... The swab should ... Nasopharyngeal #NPSwab
Recommendations for Collection of Specimens for Culture from Diabetic Foot Wounds;  Culture specimens should be
pathogens than a wound swab ... #swab #curettage
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
used once to each nostril
Scleritis, Episcleritis Pearls
-Scleritis is characterized by significant pain, pain with eye movement, vision loss, and vessels
moved by a cotton swab
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
with a throat swab ... If the throat swab
Nasopharyngeal Swab - Technique Demonstration

The nasopharynx goes back, not up. 

When you take a nasopharyngeal swab
Nasopharyngeal Swab ... nasopharyngeal swab ... For a real NP swab ... should leave swab ... #NPSwab #Technique
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Nasopharyngeal swab
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
causing pressure to nostril