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You are hanging an IVPB of 100 ml D5W with 80 mg of
Gentamycin to run over 30 minutes. The tubing you will use is
microdrip which delivers 60 gtts/ml. Which of the following is
the correct flow rate of the IVPB?
200 gtts/min
Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding the role of the
nurse in insertion and maintenance of peripheral intravenous
catheters?
A. The site and administration set should be properly labeled
according to institutional policy.
B. All IV bags should be time taped to facilitate visualization
that the IV is running on time.
C. Distal sites should be chosen first for site conservation and
the smallest gauge needle indicated for the prescribed therapy
should
Be used
Documentation of an initial insertion of an IV catheter should
include:
1. Date and time catheter was inserted
2. Gauge and length of catheter
, 3. Name of vein cannulated with specific description of where
along length of vein
4. Indication of whether a pump is being used or it is by gravity
infusion
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding IV infusion
pumps?
A physician order is required to use an IV infusion pump
Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding phlebitis?
1. Signs and symptoms may include tenderness, warmth and
edema at site
2. May occur even 24 hours after IV has been discontinued
You walk into the patient's room and notice the IV has run dry.
The IV is clotted. What would be your intervention?
Restart IV in another vein
The patient has been complaining of pain at her IV site. You
noticed a reddened area, swelling and palpable venous cord.
The complication is called:
Phlebitis