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IV Therapy and Nursing Practice: Key Concepts and Exam Questions, Exams of Nursing

A review of intravenous (iv) therapy, focusing on practical knowledge and safety protocols for nursing. It covers electrolyte levels, iv solution types, complications, and infection control. Designed to help nursing students and professionals quickly recall and apply critical information in clinical settings, ensuring patient safety and effective iv administration. Verified answers to common questions make it a valuable resource for exam preparation and clinical practice. It also addresses legal and ethical considerations, such as torts and patient rights, providing an overview of iv therapy in nursing. Useful for quick reference and study, offering a structured approach to understanding iv therapy and nursing responsibilities.

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NUR 172 Final Exam Hondros Questions
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Potassium |level |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-3.5-5.0
Sodium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-135-145
Calcium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4.5-5.5
Magnesium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1.5-2.5
Phosphorous |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-2.5-4.5
BUN |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10-20
Creatinine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-0.5-1
Platelets |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-150k-400k
Bigger |number |gauge |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-= |smaller |needle |size
Macro |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10-20 |qt/ml
Micro |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-60 |qt/ml
Scope |of |practice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Infuse/maintain |solutions |with |NO |meds |except |for |
antibiotics
|18 |years |old |and |older
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Potassium |level |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-3.5-5. Sodium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-135- Calcium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4.5-5. Magnesium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1.5-2. Phosphorous |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-2.5-4. BUN |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10- Creatinine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-0.5- Platelets |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-150k-400k Bigger |number |gauge |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-= |smaller |needle |size Macro |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10-20 |qt/ml Micro |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-60 |qt/ml Scope |of |practice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Infuse/maintain |solutions |with |NO |meds |except |for | antibiotics

  • | 18 |years |old |and |older
  • |Only |insert |in |the |antecubital |space, |hands, |and |forearm IV |Stopcocks |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• | 4 |way |intersection |used |when |IV |fluids |are |compatible
  • |One |or |both |lines |can |run |into |the |patient, |either |alone |or |combined
  • |Controls |the |direction |of |flow |of |an |infusate
  • |High |contamination |chances Benefits |of |IV |pump |for |patient |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Patient |can |move |easily
  • |Give |multiple |meds |at |once |with |multi-channels
  • |Alarms |when |finished
  • |DRAWBACK: |needs |plugged |in |sometimes Pump |alarms |"non-functional" |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-DON'T |USE! |Tag |and |send |to |biomedical IV |piggyback |of |antibiotics |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Use |secondary |tubing: |30-36 |inches
  • |Primary |bag |hangs |lower
  • |Secondary |bag |hangs |higher Biopatch |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Blue |to |the |sky
  • |Absorbs |bacteria S/S |of |pulmonary |edema |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Cough
  • |Dyspnea
  • |Restlessness
  • |Crackles IV |source |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Opening |in |skin
  • |Access |points

Sending |patient |home |with |a |PICC. |What |should |the |nurse |teach? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Report |s/s | of |infection |(redness, |swelling, |drainage, |fever, |etc) Patient |has |bloody |tinged |sputum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary |edema IV |fluids |an |LPN |can |administer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D5W, |D5/LR, |D5/NS, |NS, |LR, |0.45% |NaCl, | 0.2% |NaCl, |Antibiotics Change |tubing |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Primary- | 96 |hours

  • |Secondary- | 24 |hours
  • |Change |tubing |with |every |blood |transfusion Factors |affecting |size |of |IV |catheter |used |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Type |of |solution |ordered
  • |Condition |of |vein
  • |Length |of |time S/S |of |Septicemia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Tachycardia
  • |Change |in |mental |status
  • |Hypotension
  • |Increased |lactate |levels Patient |is |receiving |antibiotics |and |becomes |SOB. |FLUID |OVERLOAD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Slow |IV |rate Solution |used |for |treatment |of |burns |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Lactated |ringers Solution |used |for |hypervolemia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Dextrose |5% |with |0.9% |NaCl Solution |used |for |trauma |and |blood |loss |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |0.9% |NaCl

Hypertonic |solutions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Raises |BP Hypotonic |solutions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Lowers |BP What |should |be |monitored |while |a |patient |is |receiving |potassium |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |IV |site

  • |Cardiovascular |status
  • |Tissue |integrity 76 |y.o. |patient |receiving |0.9% |NS |for |dehydration. |Which |assessments? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• | Elimination
  • |Vitals
  • |Oxygenation
  • |IV |site Which |statement |indicates |a |need |for |further |teaching |about |plastic containers |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Graduations |not |easy |to |read Patient |goals |of |IV |therapy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Rehydration |and |maintenance IV |pump |alarms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Check |pump |alarm |status |first Vesicant |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Any |med |or |fluid |capable |of |causing |tissue |injury Universal |blood |donor |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Type |O |negative Universal |blood |recipient |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-• |Type |AB |positive

PaCO2 |& |HCO3 |abnormal PARTIALLY |COMPENSATED |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pH |abnormal PaCO2 |& |HCO3 |abnormal NOT |COMPENSATED |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pH |abnormal PaCO2 |OR |HCO3 |normal TORT |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |private |wrong, |by |act |or |omission Malpractice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Type |of |subset |of |negligence, |committed |by |a |person |in |a | professional |capacity IV |Stopcocks |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-only |when |fluids |are |compatible IV |glass |containers |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-remember |venting |is |required |to |all |diffusion Patient |with |burns |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-use |lactated |ringers Where |does |the |PICC |line |end? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Superior |Vena |Cava What |is |the |PPE's |for |MRSA |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Gloves |and |gowns What |do |you |do |for |a |patient |with |hematoma? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cold |compress, |pressure, | elevate What |is |pistoning? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-catheter |moving |in |and |out |of |IV |site Autonomy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-independence

Beneficence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-doing |good Nonmaleficence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-no |harm veracity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-truthfulness fidelity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-faithful justice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fair What |is |a |BSI? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |stream |infection-presence |of |bacteria |in |the |blood Airborne |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-wear |respirator- |patient |with |TB, |mask |is |donned | before |entering |patient |room |or |patient |before |entering |home |setting Droplet |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-wear |eye |protection |& |mask-mumps, |rubella, |influenza, | rhinovirus, |pertussis. |Single |patient |room |preferred. Contact |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Wear |gloves |and |gowns- |C.Diff, |norovirus, |RSV 5 |moments |for |hand |hygiene |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Before |touching |patient, |before |clean/aseptic | procedure, |after |body |fluid |exposure, |after |touching |patient, |after |touching |patient's |surroundings. Alcohol |should |not |be |applied |after |application |of |iodine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-because |alcohol | negates |effects transparent |dressings |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-change |every | 7 |days

To |lock |a |midline |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-3 |ml's |of | 10 |units |of |hep |Q | 12 |if |cath |is |not |in |use Needleless |connector |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-allows |for |tip |of |male |lure, |simple |of |complex, |can |be | classified |based |on |function, |allows |for |venous |access |without |removing |connector |(IS |NOT |ALLOWED | FOR |SCRUB |ACCESSING) You |have |pt. |who |pulled |out |IV |before |time |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Replace |all |tubing, |replace |all | new |ones |because |peripheral |IV |is |also |new Can |an |LPN |give |IV |multi-vitamins? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Yes Saline |locked |and |not |in |use |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Call |the |MD |to |see |about |removal What |can |we |do |with |peds? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Get |vitals |(basically |nothing) Patient |with |TB |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-must |be |in |neg |pressure |room, |wear |mask |and |gloves |with | mask, |airborne |and |droplet |precautions, |airborne |precautions Blood |circulatory |overload |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Excessive |amounts |of |isotonic |or |hypertonic | crystalloid |solution |too |rapidly- |fail |to |monitor |IV |solution, |or |too |rapid |of |any |fluid |to |patient |with | cardiac |pulmonary |or |renal |disease IV |antibiotic |vanco- |skin |in |sub |q |tissue |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-stop |the |infusion REEDA |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Iv |is |red, |swollen, |and |warm- |remove |IV |(save |do |not |throw |out) Air |embolism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Turn |patient |on |left |lateral |Trendelenburg |until |you |can |get | MD.

PCA |pumps |are |only |to |be |pushed |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-patient, |not |the |family Best |way |to |prevent |an |occlusion |is |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-flush |cath |as |much |as |possible