Author Question: To decrease the potential for infection related to IV therapy, the nurse should: A. Use clean ... (Read 33 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

To decrease the potential for infection related to IV therapy, the nurse should:

A. Use clean technique for dressing changes
B. Change the IV tubing every 12 hours
C. Palpate the insertion site daily through the intact dressing
D. Routinely apply antimicrobial ointment to the IV insertion site

Question 2

An isotonic solution that is used for the replacement of fluid and electrolyte losses from burns is:

A. 0.45 NaCl
B. 5 dextrose in water
C. Ringer's solution
D. Lactated Ringer's solution

shoemake · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
C. Palpate catheter insertion site for tenderness daily through the intact dressing.
A. Perform hand hygiene before and after palpating, inserting, replacing, or dressing any intravascular device. Maintain use of sterile dressings.
B. Replace IV tubing, including piggyback tubing and stopcocks, no more frequently than at 72-hour intervals unless clinically indicated.
D. Do not routinely apply topical antimicrobial ointment to the insertion site of peripheral venous catheters or central venous catheter insertion sites.

Answer to Question 2

D
D. This isotonic solution is used to treat losses from burns and lower gastrointestinal tract.
A. This is a hypotonic solution used as maintenance solution, although it does not replace daily losses of other electrolytes.
B. Ringer's solution is used to replace hypotonic losses and treat hypernatremia.
C. Lactated Ringer's solution is an isotonic solution used to expand the intravascular volume and replace extracellular fluid losses.