IV/Central Line
One type of Central Venous Catheter
•What is a Non-tunneled CVC,
PICC,
Tunneled CVC,
Implanted Port
Enteral feedings are delivered through these types of tubes
What is NG (nasogastric tube) or PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube)
The first or primary selection for an IV site in this location
What is most distally
True or False: Wet or damp items are considered contaminated
What is True
CAUTI is an acronym for this
What is Catheter acquired urinary tract infection
The time frame use of a non-tunneled CVC
What is Short term
The reason to do residual volume checks
What is to check for feeding tolerance and gastric motility
This term describes inflammation of the vein
What is Phlebitis
The number of inches on the edge of sterile packaging that are considered contaminated?
What is 1 inch
True or false: Catheter insertion is a clean procedure
True or false: Catheter insertion is a clean procedure
The spot the PICC line infuses into
What is the Superior Vena Cava right outside of the right atrium
A NG tube can be used for other than feedings
What is decompression of the GI tract
True or False: The smaller the gauge, the smaller the number
What is False
The way to open the top flap of sterile packaging
What is Away from you
The purpose of a three way foley catheter?
What is continuous bladder irrigation
Length of time to apply pressure to site once CVCs or PICCs are removed
What is 1 to 5 minutes
The measurement for NG placement when the destination is the stomach
Measure from the tip of the nose, to the earlobe, to the midway point between the xyphoid process and the umbilicus
D5 0.9% NS (D5NS) is an example of this type of IV fluid
What is Hypertonic
When putting on sterile gloves, this is the hand do you place the sterile glove on first
What is the Dominant hand
The hand is that is designated as your “clean” hand
What is the non-dominant hand?
The type of needle used to access an implanted port such as a Mediport?
What is a Huber needle
The way to check a small bore weighted enteric tube placement?
What is by Chest X ray
The three purposes of flushing an IV line
What is: Maintains patency, Keeps incompatible solutions separated, Allows for IV line assessment.
True or False: When opening a sterile kit, you may reach across the packaging to open the flap away from you
What is False! Reaching across the kit contaminates it, make sure to reach around it
This is the next step in foley insertion once you have urine return?
What is to insert the catheter an additional 1 to 2 inches.