Exam 13: Central Venous Access

When caring for a client with an implanted port, what action does the nurse take?

A client has a central venous access device. What assessment data indicates that a goal for the priority nursing diagnosis has been met?

The nurse is drawing blood from a client's CVC. The spouse asks why the nurse discarded the first few milliliters of blood. What response by the nurse is best?

The nurse is assisting with insertion of a central venous catheter and needs to use maximal sterile barrier. What items does this include? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following acceptable flush methods for central venous access devices are matched with a correct statement? (Select all that apply.)

A client has been admitted for a bone marrow transplant. On which type of central venous access device will the nurse provide teaching?

The nurse caring for a client with a central venous access device (CVAD) plans care to prevent the two most serious complications that arise from this catheter. Which of these are included? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is changing the dressing on a central venous catheter. The client refuses to wear a mask. What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse understands the advantage of the pulsating flushing with a central venous access device is which of the following?

A client is having a long term central venous access device implanted which may need to stay in place for years. Which type of line does the nurse educate the client on?

After assisting the provider with inserting a CVC in a client, what action by the nurse is most important?

The student is learning about PICC lines. Which statement by the student indicates the need to review the material?

A client is receiving TPN through a CVC. Which activity does the nurse include in the client's care?

A client who has a Hickman catheter calls the home care nurse to report being unable to flush the line. What does the nurse tell the client?

A client has a nontunneled central venous catheter. What action by the nurse is most important in caring for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device (CVAD). What actions does the nurse take as part of the care bundle for this client? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous catheter (CVC). What action by the nurse demonstrates the need for further education when caring for this client's CVC?

A client has a central line associated blood stream infection and the spouse asks where the infection came from. What response from the nurse is most appropriate?

What information does the nurse utilize when caring for a client who has a triple-lumen central venous access device? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is discontinuing an internal jugular central line. What action by the nurse demonstrates the need to review the policy?