IV Therapy Exam 2, Questions & Answers. Rated A, A nurse is preparing to administer 5% dextrose and .045% sodium chloride at 100 mL/hr to a client using a volumetric pump. Which essential item should the nurse use when operating a volumetric pump?
a. A 170-μm filter
b. A 0.22-μm filter
c. M...
IV Therapy Exam 2, Questions & Answers. Rated A
A nurse is preparing to administer 5% dextrose and .045% sodium chloride at 100
mL/hr to a client using a volumetric pump. Which essential item should the nurse
use when operating a volumetric pump?
a. A 170-μm filter
b. A 0.22-μm filter
c. Microdrip tubing
d. Special cassette (cartridge) tubing - d. Special cassette (cartridge) tubing
A nurse is obtaining IV access for the purpose of administering an IV antibiotic.
Which peripheral vein would be most appropriate for administration of anti-
infective therapy?
a. Hand vein
b. Digital vein
c. Cephalic vein 4 to 5 inches from wrist
d. Median antecubital vein - c. Cephalic vein 4 to 5 inches from wrist
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive a PICC. Which
complications are most often associated with the insertion of a PICC?
a. Phlebitis, infection, and air embolism
b. Bleeding, thrombosis, and infection
c. Bleeding, catheter malposition, and cardiac arrhythmias
d. Catheter embolism,
infection, and Twiddler's syndrome - c. Bleeding, catheter malposition, and cardiac
arrhythmias
A committee is asked to investigate ways to reduce needlestick injuries in a
hospital. Which technology best assists in the reduction of needlestick injuries?
a. Luer locks
b. Elastomeric pumps
c. Needleless systems
d. Three-way stopcocks - c. Needleless systems
, A nurse is caring for a client with a central line. The client is febrile, shivering, and
hypotensive. The nurse suspects that the client may have an infection and orders a
blood culture. Which organism is responsible for most cases of catheter-related
bloodstream infections?
a. Enterococcus
b. Escherichia coli
c. Coagulase-negative staphylococci
d. Pseudomonas - c. Coagulase-negative staphylococci
A nurse educator, who is teaching a group of nursing students, describes a long-
term catheter that is surgically inserted through an incision in the deltopectoral
groove terminating near the right atrium. To which type of catheter is the educator
referring?
a. Midline catheter
b. Implanted port
c. Central venous tunneled catheters
d. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) - c. Central venous tunneled
catheters
Which of the following features of positive-pressure pumps according to Infusion
Nurses Society (INS) Standards of Practice should be used to prevent free flowing
of the solution.
a. Two-pump mechanism assembly
b. Dose error reduction systems
c. Anti-free-flow alarm
d. Use of in-line filter - c. Anti-free-flow alarm
An intensive care nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing an occlusion of
his or her central venous catheter by a blood clot. Which agent is most frequently
used to clear an occlusion caused by a blood clot?
a. 1% hydrochloric acid
b. 70% ethanol
c. Sodium bicarbonate
d. Alteplase (Activase) - d. Alteplase (Activase)
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