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connection used to secure a piggyback
Luer lock
why use needless IV system?
Eliminate harm caused by needle
what to inspect Prior to infusing a bag of IV fluid
Solution clarity, expiration date, and punctures.
peripheral intermittent locking devices must be kept patent with
0.9% bacteriostatic sodium chloride.
Y-type infusate administration set use?
Packed red cells.
supply for peripheral intravenous site?
know your supplies
I.V. infusion administration set for a CHF and Kidney patient
Microdrop administration set
Feature of PCA (patient-controlled analgesia) pump.
A demand infusion of pain control
Most important assessment when discharging pt. home with IVF
If the client has support and lonesome.
how often should the nurse change the client's I.V. catheters?
every 96 hour intervals
action that should be taken prior to starting IV ?
Explain the procedure in simple terms.
goal of injecting flush solution into the intermittent infusion device?
Maintain patency
Why monitors the I.V. sites on elderly?
age related neurologic changes can reduce tactile sensation.
Factors that affect the nurse's choice of an I.V.site?
Type of solution
Conditions of vein
Presence of disease, shunts, or grafts in the extremity
Client age
Documentation of peripheral placement
Devise type, length, and gauge
Date and time of insertion
Number and location of attempts
Infusate, dose, rate, time, route, and method of administration
after placing IV, what to write/label at the site
Label dressing on side of transparent dressing with time and date.
purpose of valves in veins?
Prevent back flow
Vein dilation may be achieved by:
applying a tourniquet
steps taken by the nurse when flushing the client's intermittent locking device
Check for patency of the catheter
Flush with sodium chloride applying positive pressure
Administer the medication
Flush with sodium chloride using push pause method
best angle for needle insertion during venipuncture
30 degrees
Most diagnostic blood tests require:
anticoagulants
Which type of test requisition has been shown to decrease laboratory errors?
Using Bar coded
method of blood collection for elderly client?
Evacuated tube system
reasons for IV therapy?
Correct fluid and electrolyte balance
Give continuous or intermittent meds
Give blood or blood components
Give antibiotics
Provide TPN/PPN
Obtain blood sample
Prevent personnel's risk of exposure to blood during blood collection?
Use of the evacuated tube system
risk to anticipate when performing a venipuncture on a new client?
Hematoma
Continued bleeding
Nerve injury
Vein anatomy
study the picture given to answer this Q
veins in the arm, most subject to venipuncture?
Median cubital vein
structure of the skin
Dermis
Superficial fasica
Epidermis