ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 Parenteral (IV) Medications Exam Questions and Answers
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A nurse is caring for a client who has fluid overload following continuous IV infusion of 200 mL/hr. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate? - Answer-Reduce the IV fluid rate
The nurse should reduce the IV rate and notify the provider immediately. To facilitate breathing, ele...
ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe
Medication Administration 3.0 Parenteral
(IV) Medications Exam Questions and
Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has fluid overload following continuous IV infusion of
200 mL/hr. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate? - Answer-Reduce
the IV fluid rate
The nurse should reduce the IV rate and notify the provider immediately. To facilitate
breathing, elevate the head of the bed to high-Fowlers position. The client may need IV
medications to treat the fluid overload.
A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving an IV medication. The client reports
dizziness and a feeling of chest tightness. The nurse notes that the client's face is
flushed. These findings indicate which of the following system complication of IV
therapy? - Answer-Speed Shock
Speed shock occurs when a client receives an IV medication too rapidly, causing
dizziness, chest tightness, flushed face, and other effects related to a toxic level of
medication in the body. Extravasation causes pallor, swelling, and pain at the IV site,
which can extend to extensive tissue damage over time. Anaphylactic shock causes
bronchospasms, wheezing, shortness of breath, severe hypotension, tachycardia, and
respiratory or cardiac arrest. Fluid overload causes shortness of breath; increased blood
pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate; crackles in the lungs; neck vein distention;
and edema in the extremities.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving norepinephrine (Levophed) by continuous
IV infusion. During a routine assessment of the IV site, the nurse notes that the catheter
is no longer in the vein and the vesicant medication has infused into the subcutaneous
tissue. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer-Stop the infusion
and prepare to administer an antidote
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving IV therapy. Which of the following
measures should the nurse include to prevent phlebitis? - Answer-Use a small-gauge
catheter when initiating IV therapy
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an antibiotic by intermittent IV infusion.
The client reports feelings short of breath and is wheezing. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answer-- Initiate oxygen
- Call the rapid response team
- Elevate the head of the client's bed 45 degrees
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