VASCULAR ACCESS & MEDICATION ADMIN.

Question 1

Whats a vascular access?

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Explain standing order and medical control

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Whats a paramedic’s responsibility associated with drug orders?

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the patient care report, what do i need to include?

Answer 4

D

Question 5

What do I need to keep in mind when I’m checking for the medication?

Answer 5

E

Question 6

What is asepsis, and explain the aseptic technique, and disinfectants?

Answer 6

F

Question 7

Differentiate between clean technique vs Sterile

Answer 7

G

Question 8

Whats the proper way to dispose of contaminated equipment?

Answer 8

H

Question 9

The body conists of 60% of water, what are the rest of the compartments?

Answer 9

I

Question 10

What is a solvent, solute solution?

Answer 10

J

Question 11

What are electrolytes and their properties, and non electrolytes in the body?

Answer 11

K

Question 12

What is diffusion, filtration, filtration, osmosis and active transport?

Answer 12

L

Question 13

What are the disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance and what occurs after

Answer 13

M

Question 14

What are the types of IV solutions? Explain each type and what they consist of.

Answer 14

N

Question 15

What does IV mean?

Answer 15

O

Question 16

What are the steps in assembling the equipment? What do I need?

Answer 16

P

Question 17

When choosing an IV solution, what do I need to keep in mind?

Answer 17

Q

Question 18

How do I choose an administration set, and how do I prepare it?

Answer 18

R

Question 19

In skill drill 8-1, what are the steps of spiking the bag? (177-178)

Answer 19

S

Question 20

What are other administration sets?

Answer 20

T

Question 21

How do you choose an IV site, the criteria’s?

Answer 21

U

Question 22

What are the criteria’s of choosing an IV catheter, and needle types?

Answer 22

W

Question 23

What’s a contaminated stick?

Answer 23

X

Question 24

Briefly explain the steps of inserting the IV? (skill drill, 8-2.)

Answer 24

Y

Question 25

How do I secure the line after obtaining vascular access?

Answer 25

Z

Question 26

In drip sets, explain micro drip, and macro drip.

Answer 26

A

Question 27

Describe when and how to change an IV bag, what are the steps?

Answer 27

B

Question 28

To document an IV insertion, what do I need to include?

Answer 28

C

Question 29

What are saline locks?

Answer 29

D

Question 30

What do I need to perform after completing an IV administration, and whenever a flow problem occurs?

Answer 30

E

Question 31

When preparing the IV bag, what do I need to look for?

Answer 31

Expiry date, Solution Clarity, Solution Colour.

Question 32

How do I discontinue an IV line?

Answer 32

F

Question 33

Local IV site reactions can occur after discontinuing an IV line, explain Infiltration, and Thrombophlebitis?

Answer 33

G

Question 34

Local IV site reactions can occur after discontinuing an IV line, explain Occlusion, and Vein irritation.

Answer 34

H

Question 35

Local IV site reactions can occur after discontinuing an IV line, explain Hematoma, Nerve, Tendon, Ligament damage, and Arterial Puncture?

Answer 35

I

Question 36

Systemic complications may occur, explain allergic reactions, and Pyrogenic reactions.

Answer 36

J

Question 37

What's a circulatory overload?

Answer 37

K

Question 38

What's an air embolus, and a vasovagal reaction?

Answer 38

L

Question 39

What's a catheter shear, also explain radiopaque.

Answer 39

M

Question 40

To obtain blood samples when inserting an IV line, what do I need to do the following?

Answer 40

N

Question 41

What's an IO infusion?

Answer 41

O

Question 42

What are the equipments for an IO infusion?

Answer 42

P

Question 43

What are the potential complications for an IV infusion?

Answer 43

Q

Question 44

In skill drill 8-3, what are the steps of gaining an IO access with an EZ-10 device? (193-194)

Answer 44

R

Question 45

What's the formula for calculating flow rate?

Answer 45

S

Question 46

How do I convert pounds to Kilograms?

Answer 46

T

Question 47

How do I convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius, vice versa?

Answer 47

U

Question 48

What's the formula for calculating how much of the drug is in each millilitre?'

Answer 48

V

Question 49

What do I do to calculate non-weight based medications?

Answer 49

W

Question 50

Whats the steps to calculate based- weight medications?

Answer 50

X

Question 51

Whats the methods for pediatric drug doses?

Answer 51

Y

Question 52

What's enteral medication administration?

Answer 52

Z

Question 53

What are the steps of administering an oral medication?

Answer 53

A

Question 54

What's a gastric tube medication administration?

Answer 54

B

Question 55

In skill drill 8-4, what are the steps of administering medication via Nasogastric tube?

Answer 55

C

Question 56

Explain Parenteral medication administration? Explain the syringes and needles needed, gauge and Ampules.

Answer 56

D

Question 57

What are Vials?

Answer 57

E

Question 58

In skill drill 8-5, what are the steps of drawing medication from an ampule?

Answer 58

F

Question 59

In skill drill 8-6, what are the steps of drawing medication from a vial?

Answer 59

G

Question 60

What's the purpose of a pre-filled syringes?

Answer 60

H

Question 61

Explain Intradermal medication administration, and what are the steps to administer the route?

Answer 61

I

Question 62

What's a subcutaneous medication administration, and what are the steps to perform the following route?

Answer 62

J

Question 63

Explain Intramuscular medication administration, and what are the common anatomic sites for IM injections?

Answer 63

K

Question 64

What's an IV bolus medication administration, explain bolus.

Answer 64

L

Question 65

In skill drill 8-7, what are the steps of administering medication via the intramuscular route?

Answer 65

M

Question 66

What are the steps to administer a medication through a saline lock?

Answer 66

N

Question 67

How do I add medication to an IV bag?

Answer 67

O

Question 68

In skill drill 8-8, what are the steps of administering medication via the IV bolus route?

Answer 68

P

Question 69

What are IV infusion pumps?

Answer 69

Q

Question 70

What's an IO medication administration?

Answer 70

R

Question 71

What's a percutaneous medication administration?

Answer 71

S

Question 72

Explain Transdermal medication administration?

Answer 72

T

Question 73

What's a sublingual medication administration?

Answer 73

U

Question 74

To administer a medication via the buccal route, what are the steps to perform the procedure?

Answer 74

V

Question 75

If a patient asks you to assist him/her with ocular medication administration, what are the steps?

Answer 75

W

Question 76

If you are asked by the patient to assist him/her in administering a aural medication, what are the steps?

Answer 76

X

Question 77

What's a intranasal medication administration?

Answer 77

Y

Question 78

In skill drill 8-11, what are the steps of administering medication via the intranasal route?

Answer 78

Z

Question 79

In skill drill 8-12, what are the steps of assisting a patient with a metered-dose inhaler?

Answer 79

A

Question 80

In skill drill 8-13, what are the steps of administering a medication via a small-volume nebulizer?

Answer 80

B

Question 81

What are the rates of medication absorption?

Answer 81

C

Question 82

What does the mnemonic LEAN mean?

Answer 82

D

Question 83

What is a mix-o-vial?

Answer 83

E

Question 84

What are the 6 rights of medication administration?

Answer 84

F