A sterile ____ needle and syringe should be used for all heparin dose preparations when entering a vial.
21g x 1
An opened multidose vial must be labeled with the date, time, initials of the person opening the vial and ____?
The discard date
An opened vial of Heparin may be kept for how many days?
28
When drawing up the ordered patient dose from a multi-dose vial, it ....
May not be drawn from more than one vial to avoid pooling of the medication.
Over-the-counter medications...
Do not require an order but should be approved by the nephrologist.
The heparin dose may have to be increased if... what?
Clotting is noticed in the dialyzer and blood lines.
The medication refrigerator is checked for cleanliness and to verify that the temperature remains in proper range.
At the beginning and the end of the day
Which heparin unit strength is most commonly given during the dialysis treatment
1000 units/ml
which of the following actions does NOT require the use of a safety needle device?
Adding a medication to a diluent for infusion
which statement is true regarding the administration of Normal Saline
The teammate must remain with the patient to monitor the process until the administration is complete and lines are securely clamped.