Your order is 1 L NS over 10 hours. What is your flow rate?
What is 100 mL/hr
100
What is used to secure a piggyback set to the primary administration.
What is luer lock
100
When securing an IV cannula on a geriatic patient it is best to use:
What is Use a minimal admt of tape.
200
Direct pressure applied to an IV site after the removal of the cather can prevent?
What is bleeding or hematoma.
200
Septicemia and circulatory overload are what type reactions that may occur from IV therapy?
What is Systemic reactions
200
You have an order for Vancomycin 2 gm in 100 mL NS over 1 hour. You have available tubin with a drop factor of 20. What is drop per min.
What is 33 gtt/min
200
Volumetric pumps require
What is Special tubing
200
The best method for locating an accessible vein in a dark skinned person is to use?
What is tangential lighting
300
An IV site that is reddened and edematous indicates?
What is a Local infection.
300
A nurse may attempt a peripheral venipuncture using the same cannula
Only once
300
Delay in administration of medication, unfamiliarity with a drug, inappriopriate route of administration, failure to qualify orders and negligence in patient teaching best describe?
What is Breach of duties related to IV therapy in nursing.
300
Needleless systems are being marked to
What is decrease the risk of needlestick injuries
300
Monitor the infusion, especially NCL. Know the solutions physiologic effects on the circulatory system. Do not play catch up with IV solutions and maintain flow at prescribed rate. These are all techniques to prevent what?
What is Circulatory overload
400
Irritant chemical/Solution leaking into tissue surrounding the vein is?
What is Extravasation
400
Septicemia is defined as what type of infecion?
What is systemic.
400
The nurse can best evaluate a patient's preparedness for veipuncture by
What is talking with the patient before assessing the vein.
400
Irritability, fatigue, muscle weakness, diminished deep tendon reflexes, ECG changes, and flaccid paralysis are signs and symptoms of?
What is hypokalemia
400
A simple method of objectively assessing fluid balance is?
What is compare the amount of patients's fluid intake with fluid output.
500
What is an appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a patient with an infusion related infection? Hint... A local infection lead to?
What is Monitoring for signs and symptoms of sepsis
500
Using an indirect method of starting an IV until technique is perfected for direct needlestidcks and applying the tourniquet just before venipucture are two techniques for preventing?
What is hematoma
500
The order is for 2 gm of unasyn in 50 mL of NS to infuse over 15 min. The drop factor of your tubing is 20. Calucate the drip rate.
What is 67 gtts/min
500
The movement of ions from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration through a semipermeable membrane is called?
What is Diffusion
500
Body surface area, condition and age of the patient, composition of fluid and tolerance are factors that?