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NUR172 Exam: Questions & Complete Solutions

What does INS stand for? Right Ans - The Infusion Nurses Society

"Standard of Care" focuses on what? Right Ans - Recipient Of Care

What is the nursing process? Right Ans - Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

What is the RN's job in a care plan? Right Ans - Writes the original care
plan

What is the PN's job in a care plan? Right Ans - Contribute to all steps;
communicate with RN or HCP.

What are the national patient safety goals? Right Ans - -identify patients
correctly
-improve staff communication
-use medicine safely
-use alarms safely
-prevent infection
-identify patient safety risks
-prevent mistakes in surgery

Define Risk Management Right Ans - A decision-making process to
systematically evaluate possible courses of action, identify risks and benefits,
and determine the best course of action (COA) for any given situation.

Strategies for RM include________________? Right Ans - Informed Consent
Analysis of unusual occurrence report
Root cause analysis of unusual events
Comprehensive & thorough documentation
Safe infusion medication administration

What is a sentinel event? Right Ans - unexpected occurrence involving
death, harm or serious injury

, What are the 4 elements of malpractice? Right Ans - Duty
Breach of duty
Injury
Causation

Duty: Right Ans - The nurse had a DUTY to care for the patient

Breach Of Duty: Right Ans - The nurse did not care for the pt

Injury: Right Ans - Actual harm (injury) happened to the pt

Causation: Right Ans - The breach of care actually caused the injury

Define piggyback Right Ans - a secondary or intermittent IV infusion

Define initiate: Right Ans - To begin or start

Define maintain: Right Ans - means to administer or regulate an IV infusion
according to prescribed flow rate

An LPN shall NOT: Right Ans - Initiate or Maintain:
- Blood or blood components
-Solutions for TPN (Tube Feed)
-Cancer Chemo or Antineoplastic agents
- Investigational or experimental
- An IV piggyback, expect antibiotics

Can an LPN initiate or discontinue a cath longer than 3in? Right Ans - No

Can an LPN discontinue a central venous, arterial or any line that does not
terminate a peripheral vein? Right Ans - No

Can an LPN program any or function of a PCA? Right Ans - No

Can an LPN mix, prepare or reconstitute any med for IV? Right Ans - No,
only antibiotics

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