| Term | Definition |
|---|
| IV lines are used to | deliver fluids and meds |
| IV lines are usually placed in the | distal UE |
| Precautions for IV lines | WB, Contact, Universal, Cardiac, Orthopedic, Positioning |
| Arterial lines are used to | obtain direct blood pressure and access for arterial blood gases and blood samples |
| ABG = | Arterial Blood Gases |
| Sites for Arterial lines | radial, brachial, femoral or dorsal pedal arteries |
| If you pull out an arterial line | blood comes out |
| Pulmonary Artery Catheter aka | Swann-Ganz Catheter |
| Pulmonary Artery Catheter measures | pressure in right atrium and within veins of thorax |
| Pulmonary Artery Catheter provides | diagnostic info about the heart |
| Pulmonary Artery Catheter sites | jugular, femoral or subclavian vein |
| Supplemental Oxygen is delivered through | mask or nasal cannula, connected to wall connection, take or oxygen concentrator |
| Oxygen precautions | tripping hazard (tubes) |
| If a person on Oxygen is having trouble breathing you should | instruct them to breathe through their nose (where Oxygen tubes are) |
| Tracheostomy Tube | opening in trachea, may be temporary or permanent |
| Tracheostomy Tube precautions | dysphagia |
| Tracheostomy can cause damage to | larynx, nerves, tracheal wall, paralyze vocal cords |
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