Central venous catheters Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 66: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 78-kg patient with septic shock has a urine output of 30 mL/hr for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120/minute and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which order by the health care provider will the nurse question? a. Give PRN furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. b. Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr. c. Administer hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef) 100 ...

5/3/19 ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS A. Components of Health care systems a. Participants 1. Consumers- clients 2. Providers a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN), advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal b. Settings 1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schoo...

Mycin-- Adrenergic (Sympathetic) Anti-cholinergic --amine-- --prel-- --ephrine-- --atropine-- Anticholesterol -No grape juice --Statin-- 12. 12. Question A male patient is to receive a percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC). He asks the nurse whether the insertion will hurt. How will the nurse reply? • A. “You will have general anesthesia so you won’t feel anything.” • B. “It will be inserted rapidly, and any discomfort is fleeting.” • C. “The insert...

MANUAL OF I.V. THERA- PEUTICS: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR LISA GORSKI ISBN-13: 7044 Test Bank for Phillips’s Manual of I.V. Therapeutics: Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy, 7th Edition, Lisa Gorski, ISBN-13: 7044 Table of Contents An Overview of Professional Practice Issues and Infusion Therapy Infection Prevention and Occupational Risks Fundamentals of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Parenteral Solutions Infusion Equipment Peripheral I.V. Catheters: Initiation and Maintenance of Per...

NUR 265 Exam 2 Study Guide 2023 With Complete 100%Correct Solutions. NUR 265 Exam 2 Study Guide Lungs Physiology  2 Pleural, 1 attached to outside of lungs and 1 attached to inside of ribs.  Space between the 2 pleural is negative to atmosphere  When inhale becomes more positive and atmosphere more negative. Exhaling is passive  Most of lower lobes are posterior, must listen to lungs posteriorly  Breath sounds o Bronchial: High pitched & loud, normal in tracheal & larynx ...

VA-BC Study Guide What size needle do you need for blood? How do you know if you cannulated an artery? You have a 16 year old patient and the PICC appears to be on the left side, how do you determine its in the vein and not artery? - 20-24 Bright red blood Preform ABG Patient needs one dose of vanco what would you recommend? How do you determine IO position placement? - Midline across abdomen If patient states NO IV what do you? What body position do you do for PICC removal? Wha...

1. Cane- place on strong side, move with weak a. Hand grip level at client’s greater trochanter b. Elbows flexed at 15 to 30 degrees c. Hold 4-6 inches from the side of the foot d. Hold in the unaffected side and move together with the weaker side e. Inspect the cane tips regularly for worn rubber f. For client with 1 upper extremity, hemicanes or quadripod canes are used g. For walker, instruct client to put all 4 points of the walker on the floow before putting weight on the hand piec...

A: Dressing change step 1 - Ans Place a pad under catheter limbs applies appropriate PPE to self staff and care partner A: Dressing change step 2 - Ans Inspects in removes the old dressing observes dressing and exit site for visible soiling, exudate, blood or signs or symptoms of infection A: Dressing change step 3 - Ans Notifies nurse or physician if signs or symptoms of infection, change in position of catheter, visible soiling with exudate or blood are present A: Dressing chang...

Intra-renal causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Sepsis, trauma, anaphylaxis, drugs, acute glomerulus Knowing what caused your patients' renal failure - Is important to figure about possible problems during data collection and assessment A patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the out-patient facility. In regards to the patient's target weight, why is being "wet" better than being too dry? - Being wet helps avoid hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes The excret...

ONCC PRACTICE TESTS (OCN - CARE CONTINUUM) EXAM 2024 Which of the following is an advantage of an implanted vascular access device over a tunneled central venous catheter? Decreased risk of infection Short-term use Low cost of insertion Unlimited ability to access - correct answer Decreased risk of infection Answer: Implanted ports have a lower risk of infection than tunneled central venous catheters. Reference: Camp-Sorrell, D., & Matey, L. (Eds.). (2017). Access device st...

Which are major risk factors for venous thromboembolism leading to pulmonary embolism? Select all that apply. a. Malnutrition b. Central venous catheters c. COPD d. Obesity e. Prolonged immobility f. Conditions that decrease blood clotting Answer b. Central venous catheters d. Obesity e. Prolonged immobility What is the most common site of origin for a clot to occur, causing a pulmonary embolism? a. Right side of the heart b. Deep veins of the legs and pelvis c. Antecubital vei...