Nursing Instruments

and Supplies
Esme Anggeriyane, Ns., M. Kep
 Learning Objectives
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1. Students are able to mention kinds of nursing
instruments.
2. Students are able to mention the function of nursing
instruments.
3. Students are able to mention nursing instruments
containers correctly.
4. Students are able to use any, enough, much, many
for countable and uncountable noun.
5. Students are able to order supplies
A Sphygmomanometer/ Blood Pressure monitor
 To measure the blood pressure

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Digital Sphygmomanometer
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 A Stethoscope
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 To listen the heart and bowel
sound
 A Thermometer
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 To measure the body temperature.
 Penlight
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 To assess pupil reaction, mouth condition.
 Laryngeal Mirror
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 To examine the inside of mouth.
 Reflex Hammer
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 to test motor reflexes of the body.
 Stopwatch
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 To measure the time
 Otoscope
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 to assess the ear canal and ear drum
 Ophthalmoscope
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 To examine the interior of the eye
 Microtoise
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 To measure body height
 A tape measure
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 a tape measure is a retractable ruler that is used to
measure length, height, and width.
Weighing/Weight Scale
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 To measure weight or calculate mass
Digital Weight Scale
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 Vagina Speculum
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 To examine the vagina and cervix condition.
Nasal Speculum
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 to enlarge the nasal passages
and examine nose condition.
 Gloves
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 To protect from the infection
 Syringe
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 To facilitate drug admission
 IV Catheter
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 To connect the intravenous fluid into the body.
 Infusion Set
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 To connect the intravenous fluid into the IV catheter.
 Infusion Stand
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 to hang the infusion bottle
 Thumb/ Plain dissecting
forceps
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 To do the wound dressing
 Chirurgic/ Tissue/ Teeth
forceps
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 To lift the tissue, to do the wound dressing
 Artery forceps
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 To clamp the artery
 Needle Holder
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 To hold the needle
 Cylinders & big forceps
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 To clamp and raise the sterile tools in the instrument
tray.
Dissecting/ Dressing Scissors
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 To do necrotomy procedure
 Bandage Scissors
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 To cut the bandage.
 Tongue Depressor
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 To press the tongue when doing mouth examination.
 Blade &
Scalpel Handle/ Bard Parker Handle
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 To make incision of skin when surgical procedure.
 Needle
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 To suture the wound incision.
 Gauze
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 to absorb blood and other fluids as well as clean
wounds
 Bandage
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 to cover the wounds, to keep dressings in place, to
applying pressure controlling bleeding, to support a
medical device such as a splint, or on its own to
provide support to the body
 Kidney Dish
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 To put dirt tools and wastes.
 Instrument Tray with Cover
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 To put sterile tools.
 Examining couch &
Foot step
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 To examine the patient
 A wheeled Stretcher
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 The patient’s transportation tool
 Wheel Chair
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 To bring the patient into another place.
 Crutches
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 To support the patient for walking.
 Screen/ Room Cubicle
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 To keep patient’s privacy when doing procedures.
 A trolley
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 To bring the tools to do procedure.
Bowl and bowl stand
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 Needle Destroyer
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 To destroy the needle
Suction
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 To suck the mucus in
the airway.
 Suction Catheter
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 To remove mucus
in airway
 Nebulizer
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 To dilute the secret
 A tray
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 The tool to bring any nursing instrument into the
patient.
 Suture Scissors
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 To remove the suture
 Urine Specimen glasses
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 To collect the urine specimen
 bowl
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 To put a bowl of liquid/ fluid
Urine Catheter & Urine Bag
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 To facilitate the urine out
 Hot water bottle
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 To reduce the pain and decrease hot body
temperature
 Cold water bottle
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 To reduce the inflammation and bleeding
 Stretcher
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 To move the patient into another place
 Spitting mug
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 To throw out the sputum
 Urinal & Bedpan
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 for patients who are unconscious or too weak to sit
up or walk to the toilet for defecating/ urinating
 Dressing jar
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 To put the gauze and cotton.
 References
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 Moutrey, S. (2017). The Fundamentals of Surgical
Instrument: A Practical Guide to Their Recognition, Use and
Care. UK: Latimer Trend & Company Limited
 Wikipedia. (2021). Instruments used in general medicine.
Available at:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruments_used_in_g
eneral_medicine>
 Med Hub. (2020). All Surgical Instruments with their uses.
Available at:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=U7sJn0r6jd
Y>
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