Intravenous Catheter

Inserting catheter into the vein

Indication

Fluid resuscitation
Fluid maintenance
Administration of drugs
Administration of nutrition

Important...!

Informed concent
Sterile procedure
Apply torniquet
Distal dorsum manus
Disposed any used equipment

No.

Procedure

Performance Scale
1

Final Exam

Preparation
1.

Greet and introduce yourself to the patient

2.

Prepare the equipment needed

Procedure

4.

Identify the patient, name, age, medical record

5.

Explain the procedure

6.

Prepared the administration set to iv fluid (expel

air bubbles, chambers appropriate fluid level)

7.

Select the vein, wash hand, apply gloves

8.

Apply tourniquet, proximal to the insertion site

9.

Select vein by palpation, wipe the skin with alcohol

swab (do not repalpable)

10.

Unsheath the cannula, hold the patients forearm

using the thumb (skin taut)

11.

Place needle inch below the site, bevel facing

up, angle 20-30o, insert the needle

12.

Level the angle after the vein located, backflow

(+)

13.

Insert cannula whilst withdrawing the needle

slighty

14.

Flashback (+) along the length of the cannula,

advance until fully inserted

15.

Release skin tension, relax the tourniquet

16.

Apply pressure over the vein, remove introducer

needle

17.

Connect administration set, open flow regulator,

adjust flow rate

18.

Secure the cannule, loop the iv tubing

19.

Disposed
used
documentation

all

TOTAL SCORE

equipment,

complete