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VA-BC CERTIFICATION / VA-BC EXAMS / VA-BC STUDY
GUIDE 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the contraindications for non-tunneled catheters? - ANSWER-
Neck or chest sites may be excluded for patients with tracheostomies,
radical neck dissection, and cervical fracture instability, or unstable
airway
Inability to position patient, insert or stabilize catheter
Avoid insertion on same side as a PICC that passes through the
subclavian vein
What are the potential vessels for non-tunneled catheters? - ANSWER-
A. Jugular veins, external and/or internal
B. Subclavian veins
C. Femoral veins (least preferred)
In patients at greater risk for catheter associated bloodstream infections
(CABSI) what typed of PICC or non-tunneled catheters should be
considered? - ANSWER- Anti-microbial catheters
VA-BC CERTIFICATION / VA-BC EXAMS / VA-BC STUDY
GUIDE 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the contraindications for non-tunneled catheters? - ANSWER-
Neck or chest sites may be excluded for patients with tracheostomies,
radical neck dissection, and cervical fracture instability, or unstable
airway
Inability to position patient, insert or stabilize catheter
Avoid insertion on same side as a PICC that passes through the
subclavian vein
What are the potential vessels for non-tunneled catheters? - ANSWER-
A. Jugular veins, external and/or internal
B. Subclavian veins
C. Femoral veins (least preferred)
In patients at greater risk for catheter associated bloodstream infections
(CABSI) what typed of PICC or non-tunneled catheters should be
considered? - ANSWER- Anti-microbial catheters
