Infusion therapy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Common reasons for infusion therapy CORRECT ANSWER o Maintain fluid balance or correct fluid balance o Maintain electrolyte or acid-base balance or correct electrolyte or acid-base imbalance o Administer medications o Replace blood or blood products o Nutritional formulas (Total Parenteral Nutrition- TPN) Infusion nurses can perform CORRECT ANSWER - develop evidence based policy - insert peripheral, midline, and central Cath, SQ, and intraosseous accesses - monitor outcomes of Infus...

1. Maintain or correct fluid balance 2. Maintain or correct acid-base balance or electrolytes 3. Administer medications 4. Replace blood or blood products CORRECT ANSWER Infusion Therapy · Infusion Therapy: Delivery of medications & fluids parenterally (piercing of skin or mucous membranes) through vein, artery, etc. · Reasons for using infusion therapy: 1. 2. 3. 4. · IV therapy is the most common invasive therapy administered in hospital patients. · Infusion nurses initiate and m...

Before the administration of intravenous fluid, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which information from the health care provider's orders? a. Intravenous catheter size b. Osmolarity of the solution c. Vein to be used for therapy d. Specific type of IV fluid CORRECT ANSWER d. Specific type of IV fluid Rational: An order for infusion therapy must contain the following to be complete: specific type of fluid, rate of administration, and drugs added to the solution. Osmolarity of ...

Test Bank - Phillips's Manual of I.V. Therapeutics-Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy, 7th Edition (Gorski, 2019), Chapter 1-12 | All Chapters

Exam 2: NSG123 / NSG 123 Medical-Surgical Nursing I Exam (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: a patient presents with symptoms of gallbladder disease, and the nurse should anticipate what type of diagnosis test to be performed? Answer: abdominal Xray Q: patient presents with symptoms of gallstones and jaundice, the nurse should anticipate what type of diagnosis test to be performed Answer: ultrasonography Q: when radiography is not co...

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ANS: D An order for infusion therapy must contain the following to be complete: specific type of fluid, rate of administration, and drugs added to the solution. Osmolarity of the solution is not necessary because it is incorporated into the specific type of fluid. It is the nurse's independent decision about the most appropriate vein to cannulate and the catheter size to use. CORRECT ANSWER 1. Before the administration of intravenous fluid, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which ...

BSN 266 HESI Med Surg Exam (2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct| Grade A- Nightingale Q: The nurse is administering a saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI). The nurse should: A. Pour the solution over ice chips. B. Mix the solution with an antacid. C. Dilute the solution with water, milk, or fruit juice and have the client drink it with a straw. D. Disguise the solution in a pureed fruit or vegetable. Answer: C. Dilute the solution with water, milk, or fr...

d - correct answer A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is receiving heparin therapy for treatment of DVT. Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate taking if the client's aPTT is 96 seconds?a. Increase the heparin infusion flow rate by 2 mL/hrb. continue to monitor the heparin infusion as prescribedc. request a prothrombin timed. stop the heparin infusion a - correct answer A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is 2 days post-op following...

Test Bank - Phillips's Manual of I.V. Therapeutics-Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy, 6th Edition (Phillipps and Gorski, 2015), Chapter 1-12 | All Chapters