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8 Cards in this Set
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Supplies |
-tourniquet -gloves -blue pad (clean environment) -alcohol swab (chlorhexidine gluconate alcohol) -catheter (20 or 22 gauge) -Tegaderm/tape -luer lock/ IV connectors -saline flush -bandaid or cotton swab -sharps container |
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Tourniquet |
-place tourniquet under patients arm (about 6 inches above venipuncture) -position in middle of arm -do not allow to loosen -if possible: max 2 min on -keep as flat as possible and not too tight (may impede arterial as well as venous blood flow -radial pulse should be palpable -release as soon as vein has been entered |
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Why is it Important to Gather Equipment Prior to Initiating the IV? |
-maintain sterile environment -risk of injury -prepared for mishaps -establish patient rapport |
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Selection of a Vein |
-select based on palpation and sight -avoid valves, rolling veins, or feel hard or ropelike *if suitable vein cannot be found, apply tourniquet closer to IV site, or use other arm |
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Distend Vein By? |
-having patient open and close fist tightly 5 or 6 times -flicking skin over vein with 1 or 2 snaps of fingers -rubbing or stroking skin upward toward tourniquet |
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Preparing a Vein |
look at notes |
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Insertion of Cannula |
look at notes |
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Aministering Fluid |
look at notes |
