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A physician has ordered 250 ml of 0.9 sodium chloride to be infused over 2 hours. A microdrip infusion set is being used. What is the drip rate that the nurse should monitor?
 
  1) 60 drops per minute
  2) 75 drops per minute
  3) 125 drops per minute
  4) 250 drops per minute

Question 2

The nurse assesses that her patient's intravenous solution has infiltrated into the tissues. What action should1) Aspirate, then inject 0.5 mL normal saline. 2) Restart the IV line in a different vein. 3) Stop the infusion immediately. 4) she take first?
 
  1) Aspirate, then inject 0.5 mL normal saline.
  2) Restart the IV line in a different vein.
  3) Stop the infusion immediately.
  4) Notify the primary care provider.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3

Answer to Question 2

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c0205847

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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