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Bone Marrow Aspiration

Bone marrow aspiration is a procedure to remove a bone marrow sample using a needle. It is used to diagnose infections, hematologic disorders, and cancers. The assistant helps by preparing materials, draping the patient for privacy, monitoring vital signs during the procedure, and ensuring informed consent is obtained to respect patient autonomy.

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Bone Marrow Aspiration

Bone marrow aspiration is a procedure to remove a bone marrow sample using a needle. It is used to diagnose infections, hematologic disorders, and cancers. The assistant helps by preparing materials, draping the patient for privacy, monitoring vital signs during the procedure, and ensuring informed consent is obtained to respect patient autonomy.

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ASSISTING IN BONE MARROW ASPIRATION

Definition: removal of bone marrow sample through a needle (trochar)


Purpose:
-used as a laboratory examinations of RBC, WBC, Platelets, stem cell
transplantation
- diagnose infection and hematologic disorders
-examine for cancers
Materials:
-sterile syringe
-sterile gloves
-curve forceps
-straight forceps

-bandage scissors
-lidocane
-waste receptacle

PROCEDURE
RATIONALE
1.Check physicians order.
-to verify order
1. Explain procedure to the
-to gain cooperation and trust
patient.
-for legal purposes
2. Let the patient sign the
informed consent.
3. Gather all materials needed.
4. Do medical hand washing.
5. Prepare hypoallergenic tape at
bedside table.
6. Position the patient according
to the selected site
7. Expose the site and drape
patient with towel
8. Using sterile technique, clean
the site with betadine cleanser.
9. Do open gloving. Arrange
materials in the sterile set-up.
10.
Hand the eye sheet to
the physician
11.
Using the dominant hand,
give the sterile syringe to the
physician, offer the anesthetic
agent using the non-dominant
hand.
12.
Prepare the bottles
(specimen bottles)
13.
Offer sterile gauze to the
physician.
14.
Place the withdrawn
aspirating needle back to the

stock tray
15.
Remove the drape
16.
Label the specimen
bottle
17.
Do documentation.
BIOETHICAL PRINCIPLES:
JUSTICE
-provide ample of time for the procedure
CONFIDENTIALITY
-draping the patient. Provide privacy.
FIDELITY
-staying with the patient during the procedure
BENEFICENCE
-monitor vital signs and provide comfort
NON-MALEFICENCE
-frequently monitor for abnormal reactions
AUTONOMY
-reviewing the procedure and signing of informed consent
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES:

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