IV Therapy

Which is the best resource for the nurse that has questions regarding IV initiation?

After performing phlebotomy, always have your patient bend at the elbow to apply pressure.

What would be the best approach to visualize & initiate a IV on a pt. with sclerosed veins?

The earliest sign of ICP (increased intracranial pressure) is:

Needleless blunt-tip adapators may be used with needleless & non-needleless systems?

Which of the following are S/S of phlebitis except:

How long can you keep the tourniquet in place before needing to remove it?

All IV infusion solutions must be monitored every 4 hours to ensure correct rate is infusing.

What is a steel needle with plastic wings at the base of the needle called?

IVPB medication is required to infuse in the proximal port of the primary IV tubing,

Hemolysis results from drawing too large a volume of blood for a blood culture.

When providing IV therapy care, clean exam gloves are worn in all of the following except:

If the nurse is having difficulty removing the sterile tubing end, she may always use her teeth

Which of the following needle size would be appropriate choice to use for blood administration?

Which of the following IV solutions can be administered with a blood component?

What is the "Y" shaped tubing that connects directly to IV cannula used for?

100 mL 0.45%NS in 45 minutes via pump. Calculate rate.

1,800 mL D5W in 24 hr. via pump. Calculate mL/hr.

All of the following are S/S of infiltration except:

A needle for phlebotomy can be used multiple times before replacing it.

The following IV supplies are to be kept sterile except:

When performing a finger blood sugar stick, what do you do with the first drop of blood?

The following methods are acceptable ways to performer venipunctures in elders except:

Each tube should be labeled with patient's name, room #, date & test prior to drawing blood.

Which of the following are isotonic IV solutions?

What is the term for when 2 incompatible drugs are mixed & cause the solution to become cloudy

D5W 2 Liters to infuse in 10 hr. Drop factor 15 gtt/mL. Calculate gtt/min.

With blood administration, Is it normal for the patient to have a low grade fever?

All IV medications must be compatible with the large IV solution infusing via pump?

2L RL in 24 hr. Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL

Which of the following are hypertonic IV solutions?

The IV needle does not always need to be inserted in the same direction as venous blood flow

The tourniquet should be applied where in relation to the intended puncture site?

The body's first line of defense is?

When starting a blood transfusion, best practice dictates to assess the patient's response for:

1L D5RL to infuse in 8 hr. Drop factor: 20 gtt/mL. Calculate gtt/min.

Which of the following are hypotonic IV solutions?

A patient request that an IV not be started in his hand. Which site is the next best choice?

All the following are examples knowledge required for safe administration of IV drugs except:

If the solution is to infuse by gravity, it is acceptable to just approximate the IV drip rate.

A "good" vein for phlebotomy should meet which of the following criteria?

A patient is to receive 1 Liter NS over 12 hours. How many mL/hr. should be set on pump in ED?

After an anaphylactic blood reaction, the nurse should dispose of all blood & IV equipment.

Which blood transfusion reaction is life threatening in nature?

When selecting a vein for venipuncture, which of the following are true?

Activation of the needle safety device should occur when?

When flushing a PRN lock (hep lock), what flush strength of heparin would you use?

1 L D5W started @ 1300 infusing @ 75 mL/hr. What time will the IV infusion be completed?

IV D5W infusing at 200 mL/hr.. Drop factor 20. Calculate gtt/min. (round to whole number)

Phlebotomy should be performed distal to an IV infusion