Sterile Labels
Sterile Medication Labels · Sterile Drug Labels · Marker and Labels · Sterile Marking Pen and Labels
Blank or preprinted paper labels that come sterile, often in one pouch with a sterile skin markerMAR-kerSomething that can be measured, such as a substance in the blood, that shows a disease or body process is present.Full entry and a paper ruler. The scrub writes on them with the sterile marker.
On the table
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What it’s for
Labels every medication and solution on the sterile fieldSTAIR-ul feeldAn area set up with sterile drapes and supplies, kept free of all germs, for a sterile procedure.Full entry (cups, syringes, basins) with its name and strength as soon as it is received. Pulled for any case with drugs or solutions on the back table, such as local anestheticLOH-kul an-es-THET-ikA drug that blocks feeling in one part of the body without making the person unconscious.Full entry for a skin excisionek-SIZH-unCutting out tissue, such as a growth or damaged area, during surgery.Full entry .
Lengths and variants
Blank labels with a markerMAR-kerSomething that can be measured, such as a substance in the blood, that shows a disease or body process is present.Full entry and ruler (for example 3 or 9 labels per pack), or preprinted drug labels; some are reusable.
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4 sources
- Frey KB, Ross T (AST). Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. Chapter 9 (Surgical Pharmacology and Anesthesia), p. 211
- Association of Surgical Technologists. Guidelines for Best Practices for Safe Medication Practices, p. 3
- wellbefore.com
- mms.mckesson.com
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