catheter care and placement

Question 1

iv catheters are used for

Answer 1

fluids, medication, monitor central venous pressure, access port for emergencies, anesthetics, blood transfusions

Question 2

what you need for a catheter

Answer 2

catheter, gauze, tape, flush, t-port, mal-adapter plug, IV administration set, extension set, burette, fluid pump

Question 3

catheter size =

Answer 3

smaller the number, the bigger the bore

Question 4

occlusion

Answer 4

blocked catheter

Question 5

thrombophlebitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the vein

Question 6

catheters can leak into…

Answer 6

subcutaneous tissues

Question 7

pyrogenic

Answer 7

cause fevers

Question 8

circulatory overload

Answer 8

too much fluids or given too fast

Question 9

4 veins accessible for IV catheterization

Answer 9

jugular, cephalic, lateral saphenous, femoral

Question 10

sweling above catheter

Answer 10

usually subcutaneous leakage from catheter

Question 11

swelling below cather

Answer 11

usually a tight bandage

Question 12

always have a cone on a catheterized patient why?

Answer 12

to help avoid them pulling the catheter out

Question 13

symptoms of catheter contamination/infection

Answer 13

unexplained fever, hardness, swelling, pain, discharge, redness, lameness = inflammation

Question 14

a central line has

Answer 14

direct communication with the vena cava