I.V. Therapeutics, 7th Edition All Chapters 1-12 | Includes
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A nurse is caring for multiple clients in a rehabilitation facility. During the shift, the nurse notes that
several medical devices are not functioning properly. According to the Safe Medical Devices Act,
which problems should be reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
Misleading packaging
Cracked or leaking I.V. solution bag
Defective infusion pump tubing
A new infusion clinic is being started. The nursing supervisor of the new clinic must conform to
specific standards of practice when developing nursing policies and procedures for the new program.
To which organizational standards of practice must the nurse manager adhere?
Infusion Nurses Society (INS) standards
American Medical Association (AMA) standards
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) standards
A staff nurse is serving on a hospital's quality-assurance task force. On which quality-assurance
models is the task force most likely to focus?
Standards of care
Standards of practice
Performance improvement
A nurse is planning for the discharge of a hospitalized client. The nurse reviews the client's plan of
care to determine whether all client outcomes were achieved. Which methods should the nurse use to
evaluate the client's outcomes?
While caring for a client, a nurse administers an incorrect dose of medication, causing the client to
become ill. The nurse reports the incident to the nurse manager on the unit. The nurse manager then
notifies risk management. Which risk-management strategies should be used by the nurse in this
situation?
Documentation
Physical assessment
Unusual occurrence reports
When nurses provide care to clients, nursing actions are governed by established standards of nursing
care, as well as both state and federal laws. Which are sources of law?
A new infusion clinic is being started. The nursing supervisor of the new clinic must conform to
specific standards of practice when developing nursing policies and procedures for the new program.
To which organizational standards of practice must the nurse manager adhere?
, 90-95% of patients in the
hospital receive...
some type of intravenous therapy
Veins are unlike arteries in that they are
1)superficial
2) display dark red blood at skin surface
3) have no pulsation
Vein Anatomy
- Tunica Adventitia
- Tunica Media
- Tunica Intima
- Valves
Tunica Adventitia
The outer layer of tissue of a blood vessel wall, composed of elastic and fibrous connective
tissue.
Contains the arteries and veins supplying blood to vessel wall
Tunica Media
the middle layer of the vessel
Contains nerve endings and muscle fibers
The vasoconstrictive response occurs at this layer
Tunica Intima
the innermost layer of a blood vessel
One layer of endothelials
No nerve endings
Surface for platelet aggregation
w/trauma and recognition of
foreign object at this level
PHLEBITIS begins here
Phlebitis begins where?
in the Tunica Intima
Questions and Answers Verified 100% 2025
A nurse is caring for multiple clients in a rehabilitation facility. During the shift, the nurse notes that
several medical devices are not functioning properly. According to the Safe Medical Devices Act,
which problems should be reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
Misleading packaging
Cracked or leaking I.V. solution bag
Defective infusion pump tubing
A new infusion clinic is being started. The nursing supervisor of the new clinic must conform to
specific standards of practice when developing nursing policies and procedures for the new program.
To which organizational standards of practice must the nurse manager adhere?
Infusion Nurses Society (INS) standards
American Medical Association (AMA) standards
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) standards
A staff nurse is serving on a hospital's quality-assurance task force. On which quality-assurance
models is the task force most likely to focus?
Standards of care
Standards of practice
Performance improvement
A nurse is planning for the discharge of a hospitalized client. The nurse reviews the client's plan of
care to determine whether all client outcomes were achieved. Which methods should the nurse use to
evaluate the client's outcomes?
While caring for a client, a nurse administers an incorrect dose of medication, causing the client to
become ill. The nurse reports the incident to the nurse manager on the unit. The nurse manager then
notifies risk management. Which risk-management strategies should be used by the nurse in this
situation?
Documentation
Physical assessment
Unusual occurrence reports
When nurses provide care to clients, nursing actions are governed by established standards of nursing
care, as well as both state and federal laws. Which are sources of law?
A new infusion clinic is being started. The nursing supervisor of the new clinic must conform to
specific standards of practice when developing nursing policies and procedures for the new program.
To which organizational standards of practice must the nurse manager adhere?
, 90-95% of patients in the
hospital receive...
some type of intravenous therapy
Veins are unlike arteries in that they are
1)superficial
2) display dark red blood at skin surface
3) have no pulsation
Vein Anatomy
- Tunica Adventitia
- Tunica Media
- Tunica Intima
- Valves
Tunica Adventitia
The outer layer of tissue of a blood vessel wall, composed of elastic and fibrous connective
tissue.
Contains the arteries and veins supplying blood to vessel wall
Tunica Media
the middle layer of the vessel
Contains nerve endings and muscle fibers
The vasoconstrictive response occurs at this layer
Tunica Intima
the innermost layer of a blood vessel
One layer of endothelials
No nerve endings
Surface for platelet aggregation
w/trauma and recognition of
foreign object at this level
PHLEBITIS begins here
Phlebitis begins where?
in the Tunica Intima
