172 Quiz 3 Hondros College of Nursing with 100% Correct Answers

172 Quiz 3 Hondros College of Nursing with 100% Correct Answers Name of the veins in the top of the hand - Answer️️ -Metacarpal The name of the main vein on the thumb side of the hand is the - Answer️️ -Cephalic What do you wear when inserting an IV - Answer️️ -Clean gloves The gauge of the catheter should be chosen based on what - Answer️️ - The type of solution that will be administered What should be avoided on the arm of a patient on anticoagulants or fragile skin - Answer️️ -Tourniquet What may be used in place of a tourniquet - Answer️️ -Blood pressure cuff Per INS standards, the access device selected should be the _________ outer diameter with the fewest number of _____________ and is the least invasive needed for the prescribed therapy - Answer️️ -Smallest, Lumens What is the most common gauge needle used for adults? - Answer️️ -20 G T/F: Blood can be administered through a 20G over-the-needle catheter - Answer️️ -True ©SOPHIABENNET@ Thursday, August 22, 2024 10:21 AM HONDROS COLLEGE OF NURSING 2 T/F: The higher the number the smaller the catheter - Answer️️ -True A 16G needle is _____ than an 18 G - Answer️️ -Bigger A 20 G needle is _______ in diameter than an 18 G - Answer️️ -smaller A gray catheter is what size - Answer️️ -16g A green catheter is what size - Answer️️ -18G A blue catheter is what size - Answer️️ -22 G A Pink catheter is what size - Answer️️ -20G The IV should be inserted at what angle - Answer️️ -15-30 degrees What do you need to do before attaching the saline lock and flushing the IV catheter - Answer️️ -The needle and tourniquet need to be popped ( released) Saline lock is also called what - Answer️️ -Intermittent infusion device The normal solution for flushing is - Answer️️ -Normal Saline The TSM should be applied when - Answer️️ -After flushing T/F: Don't let go of the hub catheter until it is secured with the TSM - Answer️️ -True A nurse may only attempt an IV how many times - Answer️️ -Twice ©SOPHIABENNET@ Thursday, August 22, 2024 10:21 AM HONDROS COLLEGE OF NURSING 3 After 2 nurses stick twice each, what should be done - Answer️️ -Notify doctor and should order a PICC or other CVAD What is the family of the patient educated on regarding a PCA - Answer️️ -Only the patient may push the PCA button What can an LPN do with a PCA pump - Answer️️ -Monitor during administration and stop in case of emergency Overdose of PCA symptoms - Answer️️ -Respiratory Depression, Decreased pulse ox, Lethargy, Change in LOC, Decreased respirations Many PCA pumps now have what built in - Answer️️ -Pulse-oximeter T/F:Peripheral Nerve Catheters will keep the extremity completely numb - Answer️️ -False What is a patient unable to do with a PNC ( peripheral nerve cath) - Answer️️ -Cannot shower What do you do if the patient's pain increases while on PNC - Answer️️ - Check for kinks The PNC pump is not sutured in so you may not do what t