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DANIEL
CHAPTER 21 - INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
Practice questions for this set
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Insert a new IV medication lock and remove the old one
p. 534
Rationale: The nurse is to flush the medication IV lock every 8 to 12 hours, or depending
on the facility policy. When flushing the IV lock, the nurse verifies the patency of the lock
by aspirating blood return and the lock should flush without resistance. If the nurse is
unable to flush without resistance, if there is leaking from the site during flushing, or if
patency cannot be verified, the nurse should remove the IV lock and insert a new IV lock.
If the nurse has resistance with flushing with saline, flushing with heparin would not be an
appropriate option. The nurse should not administer the antibiotic if the IV lock is
resistant during flushing. Calling the physician to change the order is not appropriate
Choose matching term
A client has an intermittent infusion device inserted for the administration of antibiotic therapy every
6 hours. The nurse would expect to flush the device at which frequency?
1 - before and after each medication administration
- at least every 8 hours
- once daily
- every 72 hours
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DANIEL
CHAPTER 21 - INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study with Learn
Insert a new IV medication lock and remove the old one
p. 534
Rationale: The nurse is to flush the medication IV lock every 8 to 12 hours, or depending
on the facility policy. When flushing the IV lock, the nurse verifies the patency of the lock
by aspirating blood return and the lock should flush without resistance. If the nurse is
unable to flush without resistance, if there is leaking from the site during flushing, or if
patency cannot be verified, the nurse should remove the IV lock and insert a new IV lock.
If the nurse has resistance with flushing with saline, flushing with heparin would not be an
appropriate option. The nurse should not administer the antibiotic if the IV lock is
resistant during flushing. Calling the physician to change the order is not appropriate
Choose matching term
A client has an intermittent infusion device inserted for the administration of antibiotic therapy every
6 hours. The nurse would expect to flush the device at which frequency?
1 - before and after each medication administration
- at least every 8 hours
- once daily
- every 72 hours
1/14
, 8/22/24, 4:08 AM
2/14
