The angle the needle is to be inserted in during a venipuncture
What is 15-30 degrees
100
Central means
What is toward the heart
100
Peripheral means
What is toward the outside
100
What involves administering fluids, medication, nutrition, or blood products directly into the patients blood stream.
What is intravenous therapy
200
Name the type of blood cells that help to fight infection.
What is White Blood Cells
200
Most common site for venipuncture
What is antecupital space or cephalic, basilic, or median vein.
200
The tip or end of all central lines end at the
What is superior or inferior vena cava
200
What is necessary for the removal of a well functioning peripheral line
What is a doctors order.
200
The types of IV solutions include
What is saline solutions (electrolytes solutions), dextrose solutions (nutrient solutions), and volume expanders.
300
Name the type of blood cell that help with blood clotting.
What is Platelets.
300
When finding the appropriate vein. If unable to find with tourniquet use also may use a.
What is blood pressure cuff. Inflated to 40mm of mercury
300
A central line that is inserted into the arm and threaded through the vein in the arm in to the subclavian vein into the superior vena cava is called.
What is PICC line or peripheral inserted central catheter.
300
You arrive to Mr. Smiths room and he complains that his arm with IV fluids infusing is cold, pale, swollen, and painful. You suspect
What is infiltration.
300
What iv therapy introduce nutrients, including amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water, through a venous access device (VAD)
directly into the intravascular fluid to promote anabolism
What is parentral nutrition
400
What are concave blood cells that carry oxygen.
What is Red Blood Cells.
400
A risk that is associated with a venipuncture that consist of a collection of blood caused by a break in a blood vessel wall.
What is a hematoma
400
Three major complications of central line include:
What is Bacteremia, Fungemia, and air embolism.
400
As a PCT during IV therapy you can
What is discontinue and IV, flush line with normal saline during iv insertion, and change iv dressing.
500
Makes up for 55% of the components of blood.
What is plasma
500
When looking for the appropriate vein once the tourniquet is applied and the engorged vessels feels like hard and cord like with a pulse it is a.
What is an artery.
500
Central lines are used for
What is long term infusion of fluid, nutrition, and/or medications with large molecules that may be irritating to vessels such as CPN, antibiotics, and chemotherapy.
500
Ms. Thomas who is a nurse comes to the nurses station while you are sitting at the front desk. The patients state I think I have phlebitis. You know she is correct when her arm exhibits the following sign and symtoms
What is reddness, swelling, pain , and warthmness to the site.
500
During Blood Transfusion the PCT is to take vital signs.
What is prior to tranfusion, 15min after the initiation of the transfusion, and at the completion of the transfusion.