Answers (Graded A)
VAD - ANSWER - vascular access device
NPO - ANSWER - nothing by mouth
CVAD - ANSWER - central vascular access device
CVC - ANSWER - central venous catheter or central venous line
implanted port - ANSWER - Small chamber placed under the skin usually in the
upper chest
PICC - ANSWER - peripherally inserted central catheter
peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) - ANSWER - a device inserted into a
peripheral vein and designed and used for administration of sterile fluids, nutrition
formulas, and medications into central veins
accession - ANSWER - The process of recording in the order received
EMLA - ANSWER - eutectic mixture of local anesthetics
patency - ANSWER - the state of being open
A-line - ANSWER - arterial line
diurnal - ANSWER - daily