Antibiotics

Question 1

What is an indication for antibiotics?

Answer 1

Prophylaxis against infection

Question 2

One risk of administering abx?

Answer 2

Anaphylaxis
*make sure you check that patient has no allergies to the abx

Question 3

List of what to do from order to PPE

Answer 3

1. verbalise order back
2. get equipment
3. Dog ear syringe, needle, extension?
4. Write up label and have your buddy check it.
5. HH and PPE (gloves and goggles)

Question 4

What equipment is needed?
Use a kidney dish

Answer 4

1. drug vial(s) *may be Cef or something else, verbalise what it is and that you have checked it’s in date
2. 20 ml WFI (at least 3)
3. Micro pen
4. 19g blunt drawing up need (pink?)
5. 20 ml syringe leur lock
6. Blue label
7. Ext set
8. 2 ETOH swabs
9. 2 sets of gloves.
10. May need a chook’s foot

Question 5

After PPE to 1st doffing

Answer 5

1. Put needle on 20 ml syringe and draw up 20 ml WFL * verbalise that date is checked
2. Change to micropen *don’t over tighten
3. Open ETOH swab and clean the first vial, putting the swab on top of the second vial for when that’s ready
4. Add a little WFI into vial(s), shake, take out, repeat; getting all the med into the 20ml syringe
5. Discard sharps and put on extension, prime it
6. Doff gloves and HH

Question 6

Loading the pump to the end

Answer 6

1. Load the pump. turn on, clear set up, When it says ‘General’ say, no.
2. Set it to 12.5ml/hour
3. HH, Glove
4. 2nd swab to clean port and attach line.
5. Attach label like a flag
6. Ask doc if I can start infusion.
   grn to infuse, orange to pause

Question 7

What’s on the label?

Answer 7

2g of Cephazolin in 20ml of WFI at 12.5ml/hour
Sign and date