Author Question: The nurse who is caring for a patient with an infusion of D5 1/2NS 1000 mL with 20 mEq KCL at 100 ... (Read 14 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse who is caring for a patient with an infusion of D5 1/2NS 1000 mL with 20 mEq KCL at 100 mL/hr notes that there is slight swelling at the insertion site and no blood return when aspirating at the injection port closest to the IV site.

Which of the following problems does the nurse suspect?

1. Air embolism
2. Fluid overload
3. Infiltration
4. Thrombophlebitis

Question 2

Which of the following intravenous solutions is most similar to the electrolyte content of the blood?

1. 0.22 sodium chloride (1/4NS)
2. Dextrose 5 in 0.45 sodium chloride (D5 1/2NS)
3. Dextrose 5 in water (D5W)
4. Lactated Ringer's (LR)