Seminar 7 Flashcards
(14 cards)
In addition to the 10 med rights, what three extra rights must the nurse check prior to giving parenteral medications
Right dilution, compatibility, rate of administration
What are 3 additional checks if the nurse is using a infusion device
right infusion device, protocol, program settings
what is the max infusion rate of a power picc
5ml/sec
what gauge are power PICCS usually and are they valved or non-valved
18, non-valved
advantages of multi-lumen CVADS
- may admin multiple medications/treatment at the same time
- may admin mutiple incompatible meds at the same time
if a CVAD has mutiple lumens, what does the nurse need to ensure
that they flush each lumen once a shift
what should be used to clean the site of a CVAD
chlorhexidine
What is direct IV mean (IV push, bolus)
the administration of a small volume of medication (max 20ml) pushed manually into the client using a syringe leur-locked to a needleless port of an IV line
what is a intermittent infusion (secondary, mini bag)
- the slow release of medication given intermittently into the bloodstream through and IV line.
- usually contains medications that are supplied in a smaller infusion bad mixed with a diluent fluid like saline
what is a continuous infusion
the administration of a medication through an IV catheter that is continuously delivering substance into the body using and IV pump
what is a diluent
is mixed with the medication power in a vial to reconstitute to a liquid for drawing up in a syringe
When should you put your medication label onto a prepared mini-bag?
after adding the medication
in IH, heparin infusions are supplied in a pre-mixed bag as
25000/500ml bag
