RESPI

Ventilator Circuits and Humidifiers:

- Function: Deliver oxygen and mechanically assist breathing
- Components: Tubing, Y-piece, water chamber
Nebulizers:
- Function: Administer aerosolized medications to the airway
- Components: Nebulizer chamber, compressor
Invasive and Non-Invasive Oxygen Delivery Devices:
- Function: Deliver supplemental oxygen to patients with
respiratory conditions
- Components: Nasal cannulas, oxygen masks, high-flow nasal
cannulas, non-invasive ventilation (NIV) devices
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Machines:
- Function: Deliver continuous positive pressure to maintain
lung volumes
- Components: Machine, tubing, CPAP mask or nasal prongs
BiPAP Machines:
- Function: Provide bilevel positive airway pressure support for
patients with respiratory failure
- Components: Machine, tubing, BiPAP mask
Nasal Cannulas:
- Function: Deliver low-flow oxygen to patients
- Components: Tubing, prongs
Suction Machines:
- Function: Remove secretions from the airway
- Components: Suction machine, suction catheters
Sputum Collection Containers:
- Function: Collect sputum samples for diagnostic testing
- Components: Container, lid
Chest Drainage System Supplies:
- Function: Drain pleural or mediastinal fluid or air
- Components: Chest tube, underwater seal, suction control
chamber
Ventilators:
- Types: Invasive and non-invasive
- Functions: Provide mechanical ventilation for patients with
respiratory failure
- Components: Breathing circuits, PEEP valves, humidifiers, and
controls
Bronchoscopy Equipment:
 - Functions: Visualize and sample the airways in patients with
respiratory issues
- Components: Bronchoscope, light source, camera, suction
channel
Bronchial Hygiene Devices:
- Functions: Assist in airway clearance in patients with mucus
retention
- Components: Nebulizers, cough assist devices
Nebulizers:
- Functions: Administer aerosolized medications to treat
respiratory conditions
- Components: Nebulizer chamber, compressor
Intubation Kit:
- Components:
Laryngoscope handles and blades
Endotracheal Tubes (various sizes)
Stylets
Syringes
Lubricating Jelly
Oral and Nasal Airway Devices
- Functions:
- Laryngoscope handles and blades: Illuminate and visualize the
vocal cords during intubation
- Endotracheal Tubes: Secure and maintain the airway
- Stylets: Aid in endotracheal tube insertion
- Syringes: Inflate tube cuffs and administer local anesthesia
- Lubricating Jelly: Facilitate tube insertion
- Oral and Nasal Airway Devices: Maintain airway patency
- Nursing Responsibilities:
- Select the appropriate endotracheal tube size based on patient
age and size
- Properly fit and use the laryngoscope to guide endotracheal
tube placement
- Ensure secure tube placement, confirm proper cuff inflation,
and monitor the patient's airway
Airway Equipment:
Endotracheal Tubes:
- Function: Secure and maintain an artificial airway during
intubation and mechanical ventilation
- Nursing Responsibilities: Assist with intubation, confirm
proper placement, and ensure tube security
Laryngoscope:
- Function: Illuminates the airway and provides a view of the
vocal cords during intubation
- Nursing Responsibilities: Use the laryngoscope to guide
endotracheal tube placement
Stylets:
- Function: Shaping devices used to facilitate endotracheal tube
insertion
- Nursing Responsibilities: Ensure proper stylet placement
within the endotracheal tube during intubation
Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM):
- Function: Provides positive-pressure ventilation with a face
mask during resuscitation
- Nursing Responsibilities: Deliver effective ventilation during
CPR or to support a patient's breathing
Oral and Nasal Airway Devices:
- Function: Maintain airway patency by preventing tongue
obstruction
- Nursing Responsibilities: Insert oral or nasal airways to keep
the airway open in unconscious or sedated patients
Suction Catheters:
- Function: Remove secretions and foreign material from the
patient's airway to maintain patency
- Nursing Responsibilities: Use suction catheters to clear the
airway and prevent aspiration
TRAECH
Tracheostomy Tubes:
- Function: Maintain airway access in patients with
tracheostomies
- Components: Tube, inner cannula
Tracheostomy Care Supplies:
- Function: Maintain hygiene and care for tracheostomies
- Components: Tracheostomy brushes, suction catheters
OSTOMY
Ostomy Supplies:
- Function: Assist patients with colostomies or ileostomies
- Components: Ostomy bags, skin barriers
WOUNDS
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Devices:
 - Function: Promote wound healing by removing excess fluids
and promoting tissue granulation
- Components: Vacuum unit, wound dressinG
Hemostatic Agents:
- Function: Promote hemostasis during procedures or in cases of
bleeding
- Components: Hemostatic gauze, powders, or agents
Sequential Compression Devices (SCDs):
- Function: Prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by promoting
venous blood flow
- Components: Leg sleeves, compression pump
Dressings and Wound Care Supplies:
- Function: Cover and protect wounds, surgical incisions, and
pressure ulcers
- Components: Gauze, adhesive dressings, wound irrigation
solutions
Wound Vacuums:
- Functions: Promote wound healing by removing excess fluids
and promoting tissue granulation
- Components: Vacuum unit, wound dressing
INSTRUMENTS
Surgical Instruments:
- Function: Assist in various medical procedures, including
tracheostomies and wound care
- Components: Scalpels, forceps, scissors, retractors, sutures
Blood Pressure Cuffs:
- Function: Measure blood pressure
- Components: Cuff, inflation bulb, manometer
Sterile Gloves and Gowns:
- Function: Maintain aseptic technique during procedures
- Components: Gloves, gowns, caps, masks
Disposable Medical Supplies (Syringes, Needles, Gauze):
- Function: Administer medications, draw blood, and provide
wound care
- Components: Syringes, needles, gauze, tape
Surgical Drapes:
- Function: Create a sterile field during surgical procedures
- Components: Sterile drapes, adhesive edges
Hand Hygiene Stations:
- Function: Promote hand hygiene for healthcare workers
- Components: Hand sanitizer dispensers, soap dispensers, sinks
Pulse Oximeters:
- Functions: Monitor oxygen saturation levels in the blood (SpO)
- Components: Finger probe, display screen
Hypothermia Devices:
- Functions: Induce therapeutic hypothermia in post-cardiac
arrest patients
- Components: Blankets, cooling devices
Hemodynamic Support Devices:
- Types: Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Impella,
TandemHeart
- Functions: Assist cardiac function and circulation in patients
with heart failure or shock
Intraventricular Drains (IVD):
- Functions: Drain cerebrospinal fluid and monitor ICP in
neurosurgical patients
- Components: Catheter, pressure monitoring system
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices:
- Functions: Monitor blood glucose levels in critically ill
patients
- Components: Sensor, transmitter, receiver or smartphone app
CPR Equipment:
- Components:
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM) with face mask
Chest Compression Device (if available)
- Functions:
- AED: Analyzes heart rhythm and delivers shocks as needed
- BVM: Provides positive-pressure ventilation during
resuscitation
- Chest Compression Device: Delivers consistent chest
compressions (if available)
- Nursing Responsibilities:
- AED:
- Apply AED pads correctly
- Follow voice prompts for rhythm analysis and shock delivery
- Ensure patient and bystander safety during defibrillation
- BVM:
 - Properly fit the mask
- Deliver effective ventilation with appropriate tidal volume
- Coordinate ventilation with chest compressions
- Chest Compression Device:
- Ensure correct placement
- Monitor the patient and coordinate compression efforts
URINARY
Urinary Catheters:
- Function: Drain urine from the bladder
- Components: Catheter, drainage bag
Foley Catheters:
- Function: Indwelling urinary catheters for long-term use
- Components: Catheter, balloon
Urine Collection Bags:
- Function: Collect and measure urine output
- Components: Bag, tubing, drainage port
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Disposables:
- Function: Support CRRT for critically ill patients with renal
failure
- Components: Filter, replacement fluid
FOOD
Enteral Feeding Tubes:
- Function: Administer nutrition and medications directly into
the stomach
- Components: Tube, stylet, connector
Nasogastric Tubes:
- Function: Administer nutrition, decompress the stomach, or
obtain gastric samples
- Components: Tube, stylet, connector
Feeding Tube Placement Verification Devices:
- Function: Confirm proper placement of enteral feeding tubes
- Components: pH strips, carbon dioxide (CO) detectors, X-ray
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tubes:
- Functions: Provide enteral nutrition and hydration in patients
unable to eat
- Components: Tube, internal bumper, external flange
Feeding Pumps:
- Functions: Administer enteral nutrition formulas via PEG or
NG tubes
- Components: Pump unit, feeding bag, tubing
Enteral Feeding Pumps:
- Functions: Administer enteral nutrition through nasoenteric or
gastrostomy tubes
- Components: Pump unit, feeding bag, tubing
CARDIO
Cardiac Monitors:
- Functions: Continuous monitoring of heart rate, rhythm, blood
pressure, and oxygen saturation
- Components: ECG leads, electrodes, display screens,
defibrillation pads (if available)
Electrodes for Monitoring:
- Function: Attach to the patient's skin for continuous ECG
monitoring
- Components: Electrodes, gel
Defibrillators:
- Functions: Deliver electric shocks to restore normal heart
rhythm during cardiac arrest
- Components: Paddles or pads, energy selection controls,
monitor display
ECG Machines:
- Functions: Record and display electrocardiogram waveforms
- Components: ECG leads, electrodes, paper feed, and display
screen
Chest Tubes:
- Functions: Drain pleural or mediastinal fluid, air, or blood
- Components: Tube, drainage system
Cardiac Monitor:
- Components:
ECG Leads: Attach to the patient's chest to record electrical
activity
Display Screen: Shows heart rate, rhythm, blood pressure, and
oxygen saturation
Electrodes: Connect to ECG leads for signal transmission
Cables: Connect electrodes to the monitor
Defibrillation Pads (if available): Used for defibrillation
- Functions:
- ECG Leads: Record and display the patient's heart rate and
rhythm
- Display Screen: Provide real-time information on heart rate,
rhythm, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation
 - Electrodes: Transmit electrical signals from the patient's skin
to the monitor
- Cables: Connect electrodes to the monitor for data
transmission
- Defibrillation Pads (if available): Used to deliver electric
shocks in case of cardiac arrest
- Nursing Responsibilities:
- Properly place and secure electrodes and ECG leads
- Monitor the displayed parameters continuously
- Recognize arrhythmias and notify the healthcare team
- If defibrillation pads are present, follow ACLS protocols for
safe defibrillation

MONITOR
Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices:
- Types: Arterial lines, central venous catheters (CVCs),
pulmonary artery catheters (Swan-Ganz)
- Functions: Monitor blood pressure, central venous pressure
(CVP), pulmonary artery pressure, and cardiac output
Capnography Monitors:
- Functions: Monitor end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO) levels in
exhaled breath
- Components: Sampling line, capnograph module, display
screen
Bedside Ultrasound Machines:
- Functions: Assist in various procedures, such as vascular
access or assessing cardiac function
- Components: Probe, control panel, display screen
Blood Gas Analyzers:
- Functions: Analyze arterial or venous blood samples for pH,
oxygen, carbon dioxide, and electrolyte levels
Radiographic Imaging Equipment:
- Types: X-ray machines, CT scanners, MRI machines
- Functions: Obtain diagnostic images for various clinical
purposes
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Machines:
- Functions: Provide continuous renal support for critically ill
patients
- Components: Filter, dialysate solution, vascular access
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Machines:
 - Functions: Provide cardiac and respiratory support for patients
with severe heart and lung failure
- Components: Oxygenator, cannulas, and pump
Hemodialysis Machines:
- Functions: Provide renal replacement therapy for patients with
acute kidney injury
- Components: Blood circuit, dialysate solution, vascular access
Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitors:
- Functions: Measure and monitor intracranial pressure in
patients with brain injuries
- Components: External transducer, catheter
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Machines:
- Functions: Assist in rapid diagnosis and procedural guidance
at the bedside
- Components: Probe, control panel, display screen
IV
Intravenous Catheter Securement Devices:
- Function: Stabilize IV catheters and prevent dislodgement
Infusion Sets:
- Function: Connect IV tubing to patients' catheters
- Components: Drip chamber, roller clamp, spike
Dressings for Vascular Access Sites:
- Function: Cover and secure central and peripheral IV sites
- Components: Transparent dressings, gauze, securement
devices
IV Site Care Supplies:
- Function: Clean and maintain IV sites to prevent infection
- Components: Alcohol swabs, chlorhexidine applicators, sterile
gauze
Arterial Line Care Kits:
- Function: Maintain the patency of arterial catheters
- Components: Dressings, tubing, flush syringes
Central Line Insertion Kits:
- Function: Assist in the sterile insertion of central venous
catheters
- Components: Drapes, needles, guidewires
Hemodialysis Supplies:
- Function: Support hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure
- Components: Dialyzer, dialysate solution, blood tubing
Enteral Feeding Formulas:
 - Function: Provide balanced nutrition for tube-fed patients
- Components: Cans or cartons of enteral formula
Medication Infusion Safety Devices:
- Function: Prevent medication errors and enhance patient
safety
- Components: Barcode scanners, smart pumps
IV Pole with Multiple Hooks:
- Function: Hang IV bags, medication pumps, and equipment
- Components: Adjustable pole with hooks
Infusion Pumps:
- Types: Syringe pumps, volumetric pumps, and PCA pumps
(patient-controlled analgesia)
- Functions: Precise administration of IV medications and fluids
Mechanical Thrombectomy Devices:
- Functions: Used in cases of acute stroke to remove blood clots
from cerebral vessels
- Components: Catheters, stent retrievers, aspiration devices
IV Pumps:
- Functions: Deliver intravenous fluids, medications, and
nutrition
- Components: Pump unit, IV tubing, and infusion sets
Arterial Catheters:
- Functions: Continuous blood pressure monitoring and blood
sampling
- Components: Catheter, transducer, pressure bag
Central Venous Catheters:
- Functions: Central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring and
administration of medications and fluids
- Components: Catheter, ports, lumens
Peripheral Intravenous Catheters:
- Functions: Short-term intravenous access for medication
administration and fluids
- Components: Catheter, IV tubing, and securement device
IV Supplies:
IV Catheters:
- Function: Establish intravenous access for medication and fluid
administration
- Nursing Responsibilities: Insert IV catheters, maintain and
assess the patency of IV lines
IV Fluids (eg, Normal Saline, Lactated Ringer's):
 - Function: Provide fluid resuscitation and maintain
intravascular volume
- Nursing Responsibilities: Administer IV fluids as directed to
support circulation and blood pressure
IV Tubing:
- Function: Transports IV fluids and medications from the
container to the patient
- Nursing Responsibilities: Ensure correct IV tubing connections
and flow rates
Tourniquet:
- Function: Used to facilitate vein visualization and access
during IV insertion
- Nursing Responsibilities: Apply tourniquet as needed and
remove promptly after IV access is established
Alcohol Swabs:
- Function: Sterilize the skin before IV insertion or medication
administration
- Nursing Responsibilities: Prepare the patient's skin and
maintain aseptic technique
Dressings:
- Function: Cover and secure IV insertion sites
- Nursing Responsibilities: Apply sterile dressings to IV sites,
monitor for complications, and change dressings as needed
EMERGENCY CART
Emergency Crash Carts:
- Function: Provide immediate access to life-saving equipment
and medications during emergencies
- Components: Defibrillator, medications, airway supplies,
basic life support equipment
Emergency Medication Administration Kit:
- Components:
Various medications (eg, epinephrine, atropine, naloxone)
Specific antidotes (eg, activated charcoal, flumazenil) as
needed
Intravenous access supplies (eg, IV catheters, tubing)
- Functions:
- Medications: Treat cardiac arrest, severe arrhythmias,
anaphylaxis, opioid overdose, and other emergencies
- Specific antidotes: Counteract the effects of toxic substances
- IV access supplies: Facilitate rapid administration of
medications
- Nursing Responsibilities:
- Administer medications per healthcare provider orders
- Ensure correct dosages, routes, and dilutions
- Closely monitor the patient's response
- Administer antidotes as needed
- Establish and maintain intravenous access when necessary
STATION
Mobile Workstations for Electronic Health Records:
- Function: Allow healthcare providers to access and update
patient records at the bedside
- Components: Mobile computer carts, laptops, barcode
scanners