Anticoagulant
USP 797
Feeding Tubes
Crash Cart
IV to PO conversion
100
Name an anticoagulant that doesn't require blood testing after administration?
What is Xarelto (rivaroxaban), Eliquis (Apaxiban) or Pradaxa (dabigatran)
100
The ISO class required for sterile preparations in the hood.
What is ISO class 5 (particle count <3520m2)
100
Why might a NG tube be clamped after administration of a drug?
What is to increase absorption of the drug.
100
What is glucagon be used for in the crash cart?
What is patients experiencing hypoglycemic events.
100
Converting from an injectable medication to an oral agent in anther class or to a different medication where frequency, dose and spectrum may not be the same.
What is Step-down therapy
200
How long does it take for warfarin to have a full effect?
What is usually between 3-5 days
200
The amount of times per year that a viable particle sampling is done.
What is twice a year.
200
What is the primary use for a NG tube?
What is to suction gastric contents.
200
Why is sodium bicarbonate used in the crash cart?
What is for prolonged cardiac arrest and metabolic acidosis.
200
Three situations where IV to PO conversion would not be done.
What is GI bleeding, patient has severe N/V, patient has difficulty swallowing, patient is unconscious, patient is on continuous tube feeding that can't be interrupted.
300
What vitamin can be used to help reverse anticoagulant drugs?
What is Vitamin K
300
Amount of days a multi-dose vial is allowed to be used after opening.
What is 28 days.
300
What is a major concern of giving bulk-forming laxatives through a feeding tube?
What is it may clog the feeding tube.
300
What is naloxone used for in the crash cart?
What is reverse opioid overdose.
300
A common hospital antibiotic that has different uses for IV and PO dosage forms
What is Vancomycin
400
When does a majority of blood clots happen?
What is hospital visits.
400
Ways to cut down on contamination in the IV room
What is proper garbing, proper washing, not having make-up, no artificial nails, no earrings, don't be sick.
400
Why is an NG tube more suitable for tube feeding when compared to an NE tube.
What is an NG tube is larger and it is less likely to clog when administering drugs through it.
400
What is heparin used for in the crash cart?
What is prevent clots from forming in patients (Ex: Patients experiencing A-Fib)
400
Two reasons why a hospital would switch a patient from IV to PO therapy.
What is potential for IV infection, cheaper, patient comfort, potential for earlier discharge from hospital
500
What is the goal range for an INR value for a patient on warfarin?
What is an INR value between 2-3.
500
The correct order for donning garbs before entering the IV room.
What is 1)Shoe covers, 2) don hair cover, 3)Don face mask, 4)Perform hand hygiene procedures, 5)Dry hands and forearms using lint-free towel, 6)select and don appropriate gown, 7) Enter room and disinfect hands with alcohol scrub, 8)Don appropriate size sterile gloves.
500
How should a PPI be prepared when giving the medication through a feeding tube?
What is they should be mixed with an acidic juice to help break down enteric coded granules.
500
Why is adenosine found in the crash cart?
What is to slow the heart rate of patients undergoing tachycardia.
500
Name a type of infection where IV-PO conversion should not be done.
What is meningitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, brain abscess.
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