Finall Exam:l NUR172/l NURl 172l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Intravenousl Therapyl forl thel Practicall Nursel Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Hondros
Q:l Whatl colorl isl eachl catheterl gauge?
Answer:
16l gauge-l gray 18l gauge-l green 20l gauge-l pink 22l gauge-l blue 24l gauge-l yellow
Q:l Whatl arel thel 3l preferredl antisepticsl forl preparingl IVl site?
Answer:
Chlorhexidine Povidonel iodine 70%l alcohol
Q:l Howl manyl timesl shouldl 1l nursel attemptl tol insertl IV?
Answer:
Twice
Q:l Whatl threel areasl shouldl bel labeledl r/tl IV?
Answer:
Dressingl overl insertionl site Tubing 1 / 3
Solutionl container
Q:l Whenl doesl ptl educationl beginl regardingl infusionl therapy?
Answer:
Beforel initiationl ofl infusionl therapy
Q:l Whatl shouldl ptl educationl addressl afterl PIVCl placement?
Answer:
-limitationsl onl movementl orl mobilityl andl protectionl ofl site -s/sl tol report -alarmsl ifl anl electronicl pumpl isl used l -infectionl preventionl precautions,l handl hygiene
Q:l Whatl needsl tol bel documentedl inl patientsl chartl afterl insertionl ofl PIVC?
Answer:
Date time numberl ofl attempts sitel prep gauge/sizel ofl needle route ptl tolerance
Q:l Howl shouldl youl assess/monitorl PIVC?
Answer:
-inspectl wholel system,l froml solutionl containerl alll thel wayl tol catheterl insertionl site -assessl PIVCl forl patencyl andl assessl site/surroundingl areal forl evidencel ofl erythema,l swellingl orl drainage,l andl thel integrityl ofl dressing
Q:l Whenl shouldl nursesl flushl intermittentl lines?
Answer: 2 / 3
Afterl eachl infusionl tol clearl anyl medl froml thel catheter/preventl contactl betweenl incompatiblel meds
Q:l Whatl happensl ifl IVl cathetersl arel notl flushedl properly?
Answer:
Al precipitatel mayl forml orl bloodl mayl refluxl intol catheter,l resultingl inl occlusion
Q:l Whatl arel thel onlyl thingsl anl LPNl canl dol withl al PCAl (patientl controlledl analgesia)l pump?
Answer:
-LPNl canl ONLYl monitorl orl duringl administrationl andl stopl ifl there'sl anl error -LPNl mayl NOTl programl orl setl anyl functionl ofl PCAl pump
Q:l Whatl arel thel qualificationsl forl al ptl tol receivel al PCA?
Answer:
Cognitivelyl understandsl thel relationshipl betweenl pain,l activatingl thel dosel button,l andl achievingl goall ofl goodl painl control
Q:l Whatl doesl "PCAl byl proxy"l mean?
Whatl isl al riskl ofl PCAl byl proxyl withl opioids?
Answer:
Someonel elsel mayl pushl thel buttonl forl pt Overdosel (overl sedation,l respl depression,l death)
Q:l Whatl arel symptomsl ofl opioidl overdose?
Answer:
-decreasedl BP -decreasedl pulsel ox -lethargy -changel inl LOC
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