1. Scan
2. Mark
3. Dilate
4. Palpate
5. Target
6. Clean
100
They appear as dark lines when illuminated by the LED light.
What are veins?
100
Soft-tipped or surgical is the type preferred.
What is pen?
100
Gravity can be a big help in dilating veins. With this in mind, the limb to be cannulated should be lower than this organ.
What is the heart?
100
The tips of these are used for gentle palpation.
What are fingers?
100
These should be donned before the cleaning process is started.
What are gloves?
200
What you should do to the room in order to provide the best contrast to see the veins.
What is dim the lights? Other acceptable acceptable answers: What is reduce the light ... close the curtains ... shut the blinds ... etc.
200
It should be 2-3" long.
What is the mark? Alternatives: ink mark, line,
200
To avoid pinching a person's skin with a tourniquet, you can place tourniquet over this item.
What is gown sleeve? Alternates: cloths, gown, robe
200
These vein-like structures have a pulse.
What are arteries?
200
The skin should first be cleaned with these until they come up clean.
What are alcohol prep pads?
300
The best direction to move the LED light across the skin in order to initially locate a vein.
What is perpendicular to the veins? Or, "What is across the veins?"
300
The marks made on the surface of the skin during the marking process are used to indicate these.
What are veins?
300
It's possible to use two of these to get a stronger dilation effect.
What is/are tourniquet (s)?
300
Healthy veins are smooth and springy to the touch. Whereas, unhealthy veins feel ...
What are ropey and flat? Alternates: hard, lumpy, bumpy, not springy.
300
You should leave some of this on the skin to track the direction of the vein.
What is ink? Alternates: marks, pen marks
400
The color that adipose tissue appears under the light.
What is orange?
400
When marking, it's important to keep in mind the direction that the cannula will face, which is toward this vital organ.
What is the heart?
400
Wrapping the arm with a warm, wet towel and THIS item before placing the tourniquet helps to bring veins up.
What is a plastic bag? Alternates: Chux or garbage bag.
400
One should retract this before making a target mark.
What is ballpoint pen?
400
The name of the swabstick used after cleaning with the alcohol prep.
What is ChloraPrep®?
500
Two approaches to keeping the LED light clean and to preventing the spread of infection.
What is cleaning with the appropriate hospital equipment cleaner or using plastic covers.
500
Generally, it's a good idea to start at this location on limb and work towards the heart.
What is distal?
500
This adjusted close to close to the patient's diastolic B/P works nicely as a tourniquet for patients with delicate skin.
What is a blood pressure cup?
500
The retracted pen tip should be wiped with one of these before and after use on the patient.
What is an alcohol prep pad? Alternates: alcohol pad
500
If not careful, scrubbing too hard on some patients' skin can result in these.
What is petechiae? Alternates: blood blisters
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