PapSmearTechnique.pptVIP

Pap Smear Technique Positioning Privacy Buttocks just off table Good Lighting Drape Standby Padded Stirrups Soft, padded stirrups Oven mitts Socks Battle dressings Inspect Spread labia Discharge Ulcers Growths Anatomy Vaginal Speculum Warm Speculum Warm water Not too hot Lubricates speculum Don’t use K-Y, Surgilube or Vaseline to lubricate speculum Insert Speculum Spread labia Keep labia apart Blades remain closed until fully inserted Squamo-Columnar Junction Junction of pink cervical skin and red endocervical canal Inherently unstable Key portion of the cervix to sample Most likely site