NURSING 200 (EXAM 1) REVIEW
QUESTIONS IN BOOK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
restore and maintain fluid & electrolyte balance
provide medications
transfuse blood and blood products
deliver parenteral nutrients and nutritional supplements -ANSwhat is the purpose of
infusion therapy?
the medication's antidote -ANSwhat should the nurse know when giving medications
through IV?
saline 1st
med
saline after
heparin -ANSwhat does the intermittent infusion SAS-H stand for?
IV bolus -ANStype of "direct" IV injection
"rapid injection"
used to give a large amount of fluid in a short period of time
used when urine output is low
IV push -ANStype of "direct" IV injection
uses a slow or timed administration
C -ANSThe nurse understands which is the result of
administering hypertonic solutions?
A. Cells become hydrated.
B. Free water enters the vascular space.
C. Fluid shifts from the intracellular space into
the intravascular space.
D. No shift into the intracellular compartment
B -ANSThe nurse realizes which central access device
has the least effect on a person's self-image?
A. Nontunneled percutaneous catheter
B. Implanted chest port
C. Tunneled catheter
D. Short peripheral catheter
A -ANSThe nurse identifies which vein as the most
, appropriate for placement of a peripheral IVAD
to begin infusion therapy?
A. Dorsal (hand)
B. Femoral (groin)
C. Antecubital (midarm)
D. Brachial (upper arm)
A -ANSHow should assessment findings of blanched cool
skin and leaking fluid at a peripheral infusion site
be documented?
A. Infiltration
B. Infection
C. Extravasation
D. Phlebitis
B -ANSIf a hemolytic transfusion reaction is suspected,
what is the nurse's priority action?
A. Slow the transfusion and notify the provider
B. Stop the transfusion but maintain the infusion
with 0.9% sodium chloride
C. Stop the transfusion and change the infusion
site
D. Send a blood specimen for repeated blood
typing
A,C,D -ANSThe nurse recognizes which patient may need infusion
therapy? (Select all that apply.)
A. Patient who sustained trauma presenting to the
emergency department
B. Patient with osteomyelitis receiving IV antibiotics
at home
C. High school teacher during an annual health
appraisal
D. Patient with cancer receiving parenteral
chemotherapy
E. Patient with multiple sclerosis in remission
C -ANSThe nurse anticipates which fluid movement
when administering an isotonic IV fluid to a
patient?
A. Causes fluid to move from the cells into the
intravascular space
B. Causes fluid to move from the intravascular space
into the intracellular space
C. Causes no or equal movement of fluid into or out
of cells
QUESTIONS IN BOOK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
restore and maintain fluid & electrolyte balance
provide medications
transfuse blood and blood products
deliver parenteral nutrients and nutritional supplements -ANSwhat is the purpose of
infusion therapy?
the medication's antidote -ANSwhat should the nurse know when giving medications
through IV?
saline 1st
med
saline after
heparin -ANSwhat does the intermittent infusion SAS-H stand for?
IV bolus -ANStype of "direct" IV injection
"rapid injection"
used to give a large amount of fluid in a short period of time
used when urine output is low
IV push -ANStype of "direct" IV injection
uses a slow or timed administration
C -ANSThe nurse understands which is the result of
administering hypertonic solutions?
A. Cells become hydrated.
B. Free water enters the vascular space.
C. Fluid shifts from the intracellular space into
the intravascular space.
D. No shift into the intracellular compartment
B -ANSThe nurse realizes which central access device
has the least effect on a person's self-image?
A. Nontunneled percutaneous catheter
B. Implanted chest port
C. Tunneled catheter
D. Short peripheral catheter
A -ANSThe nurse identifies which vein as the most
, appropriate for placement of a peripheral IVAD
to begin infusion therapy?
A. Dorsal (hand)
B. Femoral (groin)
C. Antecubital (midarm)
D. Brachial (upper arm)
A -ANSHow should assessment findings of blanched cool
skin and leaking fluid at a peripheral infusion site
be documented?
A. Infiltration
B. Infection
C. Extravasation
D. Phlebitis
B -ANSIf a hemolytic transfusion reaction is suspected,
what is the nurse's priority action?
A. Slow the transfusion and notify the provider
B. Stop the transfusion but maintain the infusion
with 0.9% sodium chloride
C. Stop the transfusion and change the infusion
site
D. Send a blood specimen for repeated blood
typing
A,C,D -ANSThe nurse recognizes which patient may need infusion
therapy? (Select all that apply.)
A. Patient who sustained trauma presenting to the
emergency department
B. Patient with osteomyelitis receiving IV antibiotics
at home
C. High school teacher during an annual health
appraisal
D. Patient with cancer receiving parenteral
chemotherapy
E. Patient with multiple sclerosis in remission
C -ANSThe nurse anticipates which fluid movement
when administering an isotonic IV fluid to a
patient?
A. Causes fluid to move from the cells into the
intravascular space
B. Causes fluid to move from the intravascular space
into the intracellular space
C. Causes no or equal movement of fluid into or out
of cells
