PIVC QUIZ

Chemical Phlebitis

Bacterial Phlebitis

Post Insertion Phlebitis

Mechanical Phlebitis

Get permission from the patient/family member.

Educate the patient about the need for IV access.

Obtain a physician's order.

Glove

IV Branula

Saline

Intrafix Giving set

The largest one you feel you can successfully insert in the patient

The smallest one you can find.

The smallest gauge to accommodate therapy.

The largest gauge your facility has.

Select another site

Use it, it's the best choice for an IV

Stretch it to prevent rolling

Have the patient relax his/her fist

Antecubital fossa

Non-dominant hand

Dominant forearm

It doesn't matter where the first IV is placed

Lower extremities of a diabetic patient

Veins in the affected arm of a woman with a mastectomy

Veins in the arm of a dialysis AV fistula

All of the above

Enter the skin at a 30-40 degree angle

Enter the skin directly over the vein

A device may be reused as long as it is in the same site as the original attempt

Enter the skin slightly adjacent to the vein and direct the needle into the side of the vein wall

You learn through experience where the vein should be located

You will be able to see the catheter through the skin

You palpate with your non-dominant hand for the "pop" of the vein when the needle enters it

You observe a flashback of blood

Go ahead and begin IV infusion.

Remove the catheter and try again.

Attempt to flush the catheter.

Pull the catheter back a few millimeters and check for blood return