Seminar 7 Flashcards
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
