NURS 3715 - week 5 - CVAD's Exam
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What is a CVAD and what is it's purpose? - answer- central venous access device
- A catheter is placed in a large blood vessel of people who require frequent, immediate, and
emergency access to the vascular/circulation system
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What is a CVAD and what is it's purpose? - answer✔- central venous access device
- A catheter is placed in a large blood vessel of people who require frequent, immediate, and
emergency access to the vascular/circulation system
where are CVAD's typically inserted - answer✔- a vein in the neck, chest, or groin with the tip
resting in the distal end of the vena cava
what are CVAD's used for - answer✔- used for the administration of fluids, medications, blood
products, nutritional solutions (TPN), things that are highly irritable to smaller veins, central
venous blood draws, and for monitoring central venous pressure (CVP)
when removing a CVAD, what should the nurse get the patient to do? - answer✔perform the
Valsalva manoeuvre to lower the heart rate
what are the different types of CVAD's? - answer✔- CVL
- PICC
- implanted infusion port
what is a CVL and what is it used for? - answer✔- central venous line
- inserted into a vein in the neck or chest
- can be used for long term
what is a PICC line and what is it used for? - answer✔- peripherally inserted central catheter
- Inserted into a vein in the arm, non-tunnelled
- Can be used short & long term
what is an implanted infusion port and what is it used for? - answer✔- central venous catheter
connected to an implanted subcutaneous injection port
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