Author Question: What does the term infiltration mean? a. Leakage of intravenous fluid into the surrounding tissue ... (Read 74 times)

mwit1967 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

What does the term infiltration mean?

a. Leakage of intravenous fluid into the surrounding tissue
b. Infusion of intravenous fluids at a faster rate than was prescribed
c. Plugging up or clotting off the needle during intravenous infusion
d. Infusion of intravenous fluids without the use of a pump or controller

Question 2

A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent

care center with severe hip pain after falling from a ladder at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over the past few hours but cannot remember how many he has taken. He hands the nurse an empty bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The nurse is aware that the most serious toxic effect of acute acetaminophen overdose is which condition?
a. Tachycardia
b. Central nervous system depression
c. Hepatic necrosis
d. Nephropathy