When your patient has an IV you should be assessing this every hour.
What is the site.
100
These types of Intravenous solutions have the same osmolality as body fluids and are used to replace extra cellular volume
Isotonic Solutions
100
You assess your patient IV and find it tender to touch, itchy, swollen and the IV infusion has stopped. What IV site complication have you discovered?
What is Interstitial IV.
Remove IV, Elevate Limb, Apply cold dry compress.
100
10 to 15 gtt/ml is delivered by these IV adminstration sets.
What is a macro drip
100
This type of Central Venous Access Device is often inserted through the arm into the basillic or cephaic vein.
What is a PICC
200
Left Trendelenburg is the recommended position for patients experiencing this complication.
What pulmonary embolism.
200
These components make up the solution of Lactated Ringer's
What is sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium lactate in sterile water
200
Inflammation of a vein due to irritation.
What is phlebitis.
200
These administration sets deliver 60gtt/mL and are most often used when very small or precise volume are being infused.
What are micro drip administration sets.
200
These provide alternative IV access to patient who require IV access for 7 days to several months.
What are PICCs
300
Urine output of less than 400ml in 24 hours.
What is oliguria
300
When given in excess, these types of IV solutions can cause cells to swell and lead to water intoxication.
What are hypotonic solutions
300
Inflammation of a vein caused by clot formation
What is thrombophlebitis
300
Keeping the IV catheter in a ____position to the vein will help minimize trauma upon IV removal.
What is parallel position to the vein.
300
This is the CVAD of choice for those patient requiring long term (months or years) and complex IV therapy
What is Subcutaneous Implanted Port
400
The four electrolytes in the body.
What are potassium, chloride, sodium, and calcium.
400
The meaning of the abbreviation TKVO and the rate.
What is To Keep Vein Open. 10-15 ml/hr.
400
This complication may occur when a piece of the IV catheter dislodges and enters circulatory system.
What is a catheter emboli?
400
These medications may increase the amount of time you have to apply pressure on IV discontinuation.
What are anticoagulants.
400
The location where most catheter tips of CVAD will rest
What is the Superior Vena Cava
500
In addition to positive pressure, a nurse should always use this method when flushing Intravenous devices
Use push-pause flush method.
500
These IV solutions pull water out of the cells and into the vascular space. Their complications include; cellular dehydration, decrease in intercranial pressure, and pulmonary edema.
What are hypertonic solutions.
500
One of the biggest reasons for a slow IV rate is this..
What is IV in a dependent location. (near wrist, antecubital fossa). Postioning of limb where IV is inserted.
500
The amount of hours you can use uncontaminated sterile IV tubing for before you need to change it.
What is 72 hours.
500
Sepsis, air embolism, and venous thrombosis are what?
What are the 3 most critical complications of CVADs