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NRTC IV Therapy
Fundes II IV therapy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| protein responsible for fluid balance in the capillary bed | Albumin |
| Needle size for blood administration | 20g, 18g preferred |
| tubing needed for blood administration | Y-filter tubing |
| IV tubing is changed q________ hours | 72-96 |
| Frequency of IV nutrition tubing change | 24 hours |
| solution that does not move fluid | isotonic |
| max time a tourniquet is placed | 2 minutes |
| length of time skin is scrubbed before puncture | 30 seconds |
| length of time hub is scrubbed before attachment | 30seconds |
| Cool, pale, swollen, IV site | infiltration |
| substance that can cause tissue damage if it escapes the vessels | vesicant |
| tissue damage caused by a vesicant | extravasation |
| substance never given IVP or bolus | potassium |
| What is PCA? | Patient Controlled Analgesic |
| Opioid Reversal Agent | naloxone |
| "priming the tube" prevents administration of ? | AIR |
| When setting up a secondary piggyback where is the continuous fluid hung? | below the level of the piggyback container |
| Signs of blood transfusion reaction | impending doom, fever, flank pain, tachycardia |
| Angle of insertion for intravenous catheter | approx 15degree |
| L ist sites NOT appropriate for venipuncture | dialysis fistula, rash, paralysis, surgical site, mastectomy |