Hondros Nursing 172 Exam 2

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Hondros Nursing 172 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

QUESTION 1: When working on a central line, what do

you use to clean the site?

CORRECT ANSWER: Chloroprep

QUESTION 2: If taking care of patients IVs, which ones

are you more concerned about?

CORRECT ANSWER: a patient with phlebitis and a

patient with a red vein, palpable cord with a red streak

QUESTION 3: What should the nurse consider when

choosing the appropriate infusing catheter for a patient?

CORRECT ANSWER: -type of solution ordered

-condition of the patient's veins -length of time the catheter is needed

QUESTION 4: The nurse will apply which standard of

practice pertaining to an administration set?

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CORRECT ANSWER: - intermediate infusion sets

should be immediately changes upon contamination

• secondary intermediate IVPB should be changed every

24 hours

• primary effusion sets should be changed every 72 to 96

hours

QUESTION 5: What nursing actions would prevent

vascular access infection?

CORRECT ANSWER: - applying sterile gloves when

applying a new central line dressing

• removing a peripheral IV with redness as soon as the

redness is noticed

• checking expiration date on tubing and IV fluid

QUESTION 6: The nurse knows that local complications

are which of the following?

CORRECT ANSWER: - Phlebitis

• Hematoma
• extravasation

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QUESTION 7: What are the reasons that you as a nurse

are concerned with preventing healthcare acquired infections?

CORRECT ANSWER: - healthcare institutions are

often not reimbursed for hospital acquired infections

• can be life threatening
• there is a NPSG concerning infection prevention

QUESTION 8: What actions will the nurse take to

prevent infiltration/extravasation?

CORRECT ANSWER: - instruct the patient to

immediately report pain, burning, or swelling at the IV site

• do not attempt a peripheral IV more that two times per

nurse

• do not place a peripheral IV over a joint

QUESTION 9: How does Chloroprep dry?

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CORRECT ANSWER: air dry- DO NOT FAN OR

BLOW DRY

QUESTION 10: If a patient had jugular vein distention,

difficulty breathing, 3-lb weight gain in 24 hours, and generalized edema, what nursing interventions would you carry out in the state of Ohio as an LPN?

CORRECT ANSWER: - daily weights

• restrict oral intake
• position patient in semi-fowlers
• check lunch sounds for crackles

QUESTION 11: What action would show an

understanding by the LPN of a sterile technique?

CORRECT ANSWER: - the LPN only touches sterile

objects to other sterile objects

• the LPN takes care to make sure that sterile hands do

not drop below the waist

• the LPN avoids touching outside the one-inch border of

the sterile field