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1
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PICC line

A
  • peripherally inserted central catheter
  • surgically inserted from UE vein to superior vena cava
  • long term meds
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precautions for PICC line

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  • avoid BP in this UE

- avoid axillary crutches

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3
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can you disconnect a PICC line

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yes but check with nursing

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4
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A- line or art line

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arterial line
usually radial artery
directly measure BP, withdrawing blood or administering meds

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5
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precautions for art line

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  • limit ROM
  • do not dislodge
  • apply firm pressure until help comes if it were to come out
  • maintain the insertion site level with the transducer
  • rigid sides
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6
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can an art line be disconnected

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yes but check with nursing

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7
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IV line

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  • intravenous line

- delivers fluids, meds, into peripheral vein

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8
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precautions for IV

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  • keep drip bag above level of insertion
  • avoid kinking tube
  • take BP elsewhere
  • notify nurse if swollen
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9
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can IV be disconnected

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yes check w nurse

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10
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patient controlled analgesia

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  • PCA
  • pump that delivers IV pain meds when pt pushes button
  • steady flow of meds
  • prevents over medication
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11
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NG tube

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  • nasogastric tube
  • inserted thru nasal passage to stomach
  • short term feeding
  • can be used to suction stomach contents
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12
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precautions for NG tube

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  • avoid supine for 30 mins after feeding

- can disconnect temp for mobility

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13
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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube

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PEG tube

- long term feeding

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14
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PEG tube precautions

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  • avoid supine for 30 mins after feeding
  • dont put gait belt over tube
  • can be disconnected but needs to be capped
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15
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oxygen low flow

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nasal cannula
face mask
face tent

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16
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oxygen high flow

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venturi mask

non rebreather

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17
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standard nasal cannula

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  • supplemental
  • hooked to wall or portable
  • need portable tank when mobilizing
18
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hi flow nasal cannula (HFCN)

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  • deliver higher amounts of O2
  • gas, heats up and hooked to humidity reservoir for more comfortable delivery of FiO2
  • decreased airway inflammation
  • may not be portable
19
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bag valve mask

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ambu bag
high flow
emergency

20
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foley catheter

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  • indwelling catheter inserted into urethra, held in place with inflated balloon
  • used to drain bladder
  • empty bag before mobility
  • avoid tension
21
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can foley catheter be disconnected

22
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condom catheter

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  • catheter held in place by condom
  • falls off easy
  • precautions same as foley
23
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jackson-pratt/bulb or hemovac

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  • active drain removing fluid from wound
  • prevent accumulation of fluids that increase infxn risk
  • cant be disconnected
24
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chest tube

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  • inserted into pleura space to drain fluid or maintain pulmonary inflation
25
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precautions for chest tube

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dont tip box
no tension on tubing
remove wall suction requires MD

26
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epineural/continuous peripheral nerve block and epidural

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  • regional pain

- slow infusion of meds

27
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epineural/continuous peripheral nerve block and epidural precautions

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  • check motor and sensory fxn prior to mob
  • no tension on line
  • no disconnect
28
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sequential compression device

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SCD
assist in venous return
prevent DVTs

29
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sequential compression device precautions

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disconnect for mobility

reattach

30
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wound vac

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  • pull fluid from wound, reduce edema, clean wound, remove bacteria
  • vac goes with pt
31
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trach tube

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tracheostomy
deliver oxygen to lungs, bypass airway obstruction, and/or remove secretions from airway
- can connect to mechanical

32
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mechanical vent

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breathing assistance from complete dependence

33
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intracranial pressure monitor

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ICP

measure epidural or intraventricular pressure

34
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ICP monitor precautions

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talk to nurse before treating
expect fluctuations
avoid putting head down

35
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central venous catheter

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central line
more involved pt's
placed in large vein 
administered meds, fluids, obtain blood, measure central venous pressure 
- cant disconnect
36
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VAS cath

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  • central venous catheter used in dialysis
  • usually inserted via the subclavian or jugular vessels
  • temporary
  • emergent dialysis or if the AV fistula graft not matured
37
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AV fistula

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connects artery and vein to carry out dialysis

38
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continuous renal replacement therapy

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  • CRRT
  • slower form of hemodialysis
  • can still mobilize just know where it is place and don’t mobilize that area
39
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salter labs nasal cannula

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high flow
15LPM of O2
has humidity

40
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high flow/high humidity nasal cannula

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  • optiflow
  • takes gas, heats it up and delivers 100% FiO2 at flow rates up to 60
  • monitor exercise tolerance

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