IV therapy - week 10 quiz Questions and Verified
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Where does the tip of the PICC line end? Correct Answer: The superior ven cava
What are the signs and symtoms of hypocalcemia? Correct Answer: ...
If a client has 2+ phlebitis at the peripheral site, what would your action be? Correct
Answer: Discontine the IV
If the patient has a fluctuating temp, hypotension, sweating, nausea, and explosive
diarrhea, what type of central venous line would you use? Correct Answer: A
central venous tunneled. The non-tunneled has a greater risk of infection. If
infection is detected, it would be septicemia (systemic infection).
Septicemia Correct Answer: A systemic disease caused by the infection of
microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood.
Extravasation Correct Answer: The process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into
surrounding tissues
Within 45 minutes of a peripheral insertion of an IV, the patient complains of sharp
pains at the site on insertion. What would you suspect? Correct Answer: Venous
spasms
If a Dr. writes an order for a CBC, an electrolyte panel, and a U/A blood culture x2,
what would you draw first? Correct Answer: The blood culture
If drawing a blood sugar, what color of tube would you use? Correct Answer: Gray
Patient has a subclavian line and starts to complain of shortness of breath. After the
infusion, the patient becomes diaphortic, the BP is 168/100, previous reading was
140/68. What type of problem do you suspect the patient to have? Correct Answer:
An air embolism
Answers
Where does the tip of the PICC line end? Correct Answer: The superior ven cava
What are the signs and symtoms of hypocalcemia? Correct Answer: ...
If a client has 2+ phlebitis at the peripheral site, what would your action be? Correct
Answer: Discontine the IV
If the patient has a fluctuating temp, hypotension, sweating, nausea, and explosive
diarrhea, what type of central venous line would you use? Correct Answer: A
central venous tunneled. The non-tunneled has a greater risk of infection. If
infection is detected, it would be septicemia (systemic infection).
Septicemia Correct Answer: A systemic disease caused by the infection of
microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood.
Extravasation Correct Answer: The process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into
surrounding tissues
Within 45 minutes of a peripheral insertion of an IV, the patient complains of sharp
pains at the site on insertion. What would you suspect? Correct Answer: Venous
spasms
If a Dr. writes an order for a CBC, an electrolyte panel, and a U/A blood culture x2,
what would you draw first? Correct Answer: The blood culture
If drawing a blood sugar, what color of tube would you use? Correct Answer: Gray
Patient has a subclavian line and starts to complain of shortness of breath. After the
infusion, the patient becomes diaphortic, the BP is 168/100, previous reading was
140/68. What type of problem do you suspect the patient to have? Correct Answer:
An air embolism
