IV Administration

Peripheral Insertion

Central Placement

Whose responsibility is maintaining the IV Line?

Indications of IV placement

Crystalloids

Intravascular volume

What determines whether or not an IV fluid expands or reduces intravascular volume?

Isotonic Solution osmolarity?

Example of Isotonic solution?

Hypertonic Solution Osmolarity

Example of hypertonic solution

Hypotonic osmolarity

Examples of Hypotonic Solutions

Why is 5% dextrose in water isotonic in the bag and hypotonic in the plasma?
What is the clinical significance?

Colloids

What is the major intracellular electrolyte?

What is the major extracellular electrolyte?

What are the normal potassium levels?

What are the normal Na levels?

Why might an order for IV D5NSS with 20 MEQ KCL per liter be ordered?

Name the methods of IV administration

When administering a piggyback medication what should you ALWAYS check?

How should blood be administered?

What tubing is specifically for blood?

Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

How is a TPN administered?

Can you ever administer nutritional solutions peripherally?

Why would patient status effect the need for IV fluids?

What is meant by emergency access as an indication for IV placement?

QSEN Infection control considerations

IV bags

IV bottles

When would an IV bottle be used

Macrodrip

Microdrip

Filter

Extension sets

Peripheral locks

Transparent Semipermeable membrane

How often are dressing supposed to be changed?

Pumps

Mini infuser

Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

PCA dosage

PCA lockout period

Basal Rate

How often should you assess the IV site?

How long are most IV fluids good for?

Occlusion

Causes for occlusions?

How can you tell when an IV is occluded?

Intervention for occlusion

Infiltration

Vessicant

Causes of Infiltration

Assessment of infiltration

Intervention for infiltration

Extravasation

Indications for warm compress to treat extravasation?

Indications for cold compress to treat extravasation?

Other interventions for extravasation?

Phlebitis

Causes of phlebitis

Assessment of phlebitis

Intervention

Vascular Access Devices

Catheter

Cannulas

Ports

Insertion sites for VAD

Indications for VAD

How would you confirm placement of a VAD?

How is dressing change on a VAD done?

Types of cathter VADs

Distal Port VAD

Proximal port VAD

Medial Port

TLC placement

PICC LINE indicated primarily for?

PICC placement pearls

Midline catheter

Implanted port

Huber needle

Normal WBC

IV formula