VA-BC CERTIFICATION / VA-BC EXAMS / VA-BC
STUDY GUIDE 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Terms in this set (117)
Education should be vascular access device
provided to the patient and medication or infusate
caregiver related to the _____, potential complications
_____, and _____.
Inform (Swelling, Temperature Changes, Oozing, Pain)
ISAVE, a guide for patients See us check your IV often (Is it working? Is there
and families, is an acronym S.T.O.P.? IS the dressing C/D/I? Is your IV still needed?)
from the AVA that stands Ask us to clean our hands
for... Value your veins
Expect us to follow basic rules
Cognitive impairment
Mental illness
Additional patient Limited language proficiency
considerations Religious objections to medical care
Cultural differences
Vulnerable populations
Cultural diversity
Psychosocial considerations Types of health beliefs (scientific/biomedical, holistic,
magic-spiritual)
, Encouraging and facilitating
communication/participation
Strategies to promote
Keeping the patient informed through bedside change
patient engagement
of shift reports
include:
Engaging in discharge planning throughout stay
Increasing knowledge, skills, abilities
_____ is a patient educational Informed consent
process involving shared
decision-making
Selection of the most device (NOT just location)
appropriate vascular _____
occurs as a collaborative
process among the
interprofessional team, the
patient, and the patient's
caregivers.
, Recommendations for Informed consent
facilitating the _____ process
include:
- Provide educational
materials and forms at an
educational level between
4 and 6th grade
- Use a medical interpreter
for non-English speaking
patients
- Use appropriate resources
for those with visual or
hearing deficits
- Allow adequate time for
questions/answers
- Use most appropriate
method (verbal, written
handouts, video/online
sources)
- Validate understanding by
using teach-back
- Collaborate with the
provider
For CVAD patency 10 mL
assessment, use a _____ or
larger syringe to flush
Securement devices should 7
be changed at least every
_____ days, and when non-
adherent, wet, loose, or
visibly soiled.
Arrhythmias during central catheter or wire annoying cardiac conduction
line placement are caused
by
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