IV Complications
Proper technique and applying pressure after removal of an IV until bleeding has stopped help prevent this complication
What is Bruising
What 93% of hospitalized patients receive.
What is a IV therapy?
The provider that started the IV.
Who should chart the IV start?
Nurses do this to prevent complication from IV therapy
What is assessment of the IV site.
The first thing nurses do before placing an intravenous catheter
What is assessment of patients needs
Inflammation of a blood vessel
What is Phlebitis
Re-hydrate, deliver medications, blood or plasma products, or nutrition.
What is the purpose for Intravenous Therapy
Both of these should be charted
What are successes and attempts?
Every 96hrs to reduce complications
What is the time to change IV sites and tubing
Warm blankets, better lighting and good body mechanics can help nurses do this
What is first poke success
IV fluids and medications that leak into the local vasculature
What is infiltration?
what is the patient’s condition is and what therapy are they going to be receiving.
How to decide what size of IV catheter to use?
Site labels require what information
What is date and initials?
What can nurses do when the duration of IV therapy will likely exceed 7 days or requires frequent restarts.
What is advocate for PICC lines
assessing veins and calling for assistance
What is knowing your own skill and ability
An unplanned administration of a medication or vesicant solution into the surrounding tissue
What is Extravasation
A 20-gauge catheter or larger is needed to administer these products
What is blood products and IV contrast?
The Site, location, Gauge, # of Attempts, Pt’s tolerance and any complications from insertion must be documented in this place
What is patients electronic health record?
Acceptable use of antecubital site for IV start
What is specific procedure or life threatening emergency
when an IV site is painful
What is catheter removal?
What can happen as a result of poor IV insertion techniques and hand hygiene practices.
What is a blood stream infection?
Twice per nurse to a maximum of 4 attempts
How many times should a patient be poked for an IV start
Poor charting does not prevent this.
What is litigation?
Hospital policies are used for what purpose
What is reducing the risk factors and complications of intravenous therapy before patient harm occurs.
IV flow that stops or slows, Leaking around catheter , lack of blood return, Inflammation or blanching.
What is signs of complications