What is an IV controller?
A controller is a gravity fed infusion device. It is one of the safest ways of monitoring IV fluid and especially IV drug administration via either a peripheral or central line. The newer volumetric pumps that have the facility to adjust the occlusion pressure are possibly safer and more accurate machines.
What equipment is used for IV therapy?
Figure 4-6 Intravenous equipment, including tubing, drip chamber, spike, tubing, flow-control clamp, and Luer-Lock connector.
What is an infusion control device?
An infusion pump is a medical device that delivers fluids, such as nutrients and medications, into a patient’s body in controlled amounts. They can deliver nutrients or medications, such as insulin or other hormones, antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, and pain relievers.
What are IV machines called?
infusion pumps
An external infusion pump is a medical device used to deliver fluids into a patient’s body in a controlled manner. There are many different types of infusion pumps, which are used for a variety of purposes and in a variety of environments.
What are five types of equipment needed for all IV infusions?
Equipment
- Nonsterile gloves.
- Tourniquet.
- Antiseptic solution (2% chlorhexidine in 70% isopropyl alcohol)
- Local anesthetic solution.
- 1-mL syringe with a 30-gauge needle.
- 2 × 2 in. gauze.
- Venous access device.
- Vacuum collection tubes and adaptor.
What are the 10 supplies when starting an IV?
To start a typical IV line, you will need:
- Sterile disposable gloves.
- Appropriate size “over-the-needle” IV catheter (typically 14 – 25 gauge)
- Bag of IV fluid.
- Non-latex tourniquet.
- Sterile bandage or dressing.
- Gauze.
- Alcohol wipes.
- Medical tape.
What is the difference between infusion and syringe pump?
An infusion pump draws fluid from a standard bag of intravenous fluid and controls the rate of flow. A syringe pump is a different type of infusion delivery device. Instead of drawing fluid from an infusion bag, intravenous medications are drawn into a syringe and installed into the device.
How do elastomeric pumps work?
Elastomeric pumps use pressure to infuse medication. This pressure is created by an elastomeric layer which is molded into the inside of the pump. When the elastomeric pump gets filled, the elastomeric layer becomes stretched. The elastic constriction then drives the liquid that is present through the tubing.
What is Alaris pump?
The BD Alaris™ pump module is a large volume infusion pump that continuously or intermittently delivers fluids, medications, blood and blood products to adult, pediatric or neonatal patients. Clinicians can attach up to four infusion modules, allowing four independent infusions on a single BD Alaris™ PC unit.
How does a flow control device work on an IV?
Some patients may have a flow control device in their IV tubing that allows the fluid or medication to run in at a prescribed rate. This allows you to “dial in” the speed at which the infusion will drip. You will line up the blue line with the rate at which the infusion should flow. This picture show the device turned to the “off” position.
Which is the most controlled IV infusion device?
Mechanical Pump – A Mechanical Pump is considered to be the most controlled method for IV infusions as it is programmable and able to provide a patient with the required infusion rate needed for their medication. This type of device requires special tubing.
How are peripheral intravenous ( IV ) devices used in clinical settings?
They are primarily used for therapeutic purposes such as administration of medications, fluids and/or blood products as well as blood sampling. The aim of this guideline is to provide an outline of the ongoing maintenance and management of the PIVC for patients in hospital, outpatient, and home healthcare settings.
What do you need to know about IV fluid monitoring?
If the patient is receiving continuous IV fluid infusion- observations of the IV site, type of fluid and volume infused, accurate rate of infusion for patient and pressure alarms of infusion pumps are observed hourly and documented in the fluid balance flowsheet.