IV
The Assessment of the vein prior to applying the tourniquet is called.
What is fragility?
The Size of an Ng tube is measured by this measurement.
What is french?
Uses for foley catheter besides surgery patient.
what is To help you pee/urinate/empty your bladder when you can not?
Three components of physical assessment.
What are Inspection, palpation, percussion, & auscultation?
Clinical measurements that indicate a patients essential body functions.
What are vital signs?
How long you may leave on a tourniquet.
What is one minute?
Measurement from nose to ear and ear to _____to make sure you will insert the NG tube into the stomach.
What is the xyphoid process?
Catheters remain in place usually for this length of time.
What are 2-4 days?
The 3 Tools of an assessment include these.
What is a stethescope, a Blood pressure cuff, a Spo2 moniter?
Less than 60/min or greater than 100/min.
What is abnormal pulse rate?
The Technique used to start an IV using alcohol, chloraprep or iodine is called.
What is aseptic technique?
Instillation of fluids into a NG tube is called this.
What is lavage?
This is where water or air is placed for securement of a foley in the bladder.
What is the balloon?
Three identifiers.
What is name, DOB, medical record number?
Less than 95%.
What is abnormal oxygen level?
Size of needle used to start an IV is called this.
What is gauge?
The Head of the bed should be at 30 degrees or higher to prevent this.
What is aspiration?
Device used to keep tubing from pulling the balloon in the urethra.
What is a securement device?
Two questions about your patient found in the P's.
What are allergies, & fall risk?
Signs of Shock.
What is pale, cool, diaphoretic skin, chest pain, hypotension or acute distress?
medication can cause this if allowed to leak into the skin.
What is infiltration?
The Gold standard for an NG tube.
What is chest xray?
This extra skin requires this when caring for a catheter.
What is the foreskin?
The Sixth vital sign.
What is pain level?
Fluctuation of vital signs can be caused by these.
What is illness, medications, pain, anxiety or stress?