Session 9: Drawing Meds, Dilutions, Anesthesia Machine and Setup Flashcards
ampule
glass vial
requires filter needle to remove glass shards
vial
plastic topper w/rubber stopper
multi-dose to SAME pt
not sterile under cap (alc swab)
where do you swab the ampule
around the neck
where do you swab the vial
rubber stopper after removing cap
equipment for medication
syringe
needle
filter needle
blunt tip needle
syringe cap
label / marker
alcohol swab
syringes
regular (slip tip)
luer lock
insulin
Every label must have these 5 items
Name (trade or generic)
Concentration
Date drawn up
Time drawn up
Initials of who drew it up
JCAHO fine for improper med label
15,000
how long are meds good for after being drawn up?
12 hrs
Yellow
Induction Agents
Red
Paralytics
Blue
Narcotics
Orange
Sedatives
Purple
Sympathomimetics
Green
Anti-muscarinic
Gray
Local Anesthetics
Med label colors can
change at each hospital
swiss cheese model
decreases risk of using incorrect med
- multiple levels of checks = less likely that the holes will line up resulting in an error
Process to Drawing up Meds
- Retrieve med from drawer
- Look/Read/Confirm name/conc
(one vial at a time) - Draw up med
- Reconfirm med and concentration
- Replace need w/syringe cap
- Label appropriately (5 items)
Drawing up vials
flip plastic top off
wipe top w/alcohol
let dry (sterility)
insert needle
invert vial
inject air
draw up med
Drawing up ampule
alcohol swap neck
use 4x4 gauze and break neck
use filter needle to draw up
*do not inject air or invert
phenylephrine vial
10mg/mL
phenylephrine bolus
100mcg/mL
phenylephrin infusion
40 mcg/mL
Sufenta vial
50mcg/mL
sufenta dilution
5 mcg/mL
precedex vial
200mcg/2mL
precedex bolus
4mcg/mL
or
10mcg/mL
precedex infusion
4mcg/mL
levophed vial
16mg/4mL
levophed bolus
Do not bolus levophed
levophed infusion
64mcg/mL
regular insulin
use insulin syringe to dose
do not dilute (keep high conc)
epinephrine ampule
1:1000 (1mg/mL)
epinephrine bolus little Epi
10 mcg/mL
epinephrine infusion
4mcg/mL
nicardipine vial
25mg/10mL