Hondros Nursing 172 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Hondros Nursing 172 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass When working on a central line, what do you use to clean the site? - Correct Answer ️️ -Chloroprep If taking care of patients IVs, which ones are you more concerned about? - Correct Answer ️️ -a patient with phlebitis and a patient with a red vein, palpable cord with a red streak What should the nurse consider when choosing the appropriate infusing catheter for a patient? - Correct Answer ️️ --type of solution ordered -condition of the patient's veins -length of time the catheter is needed The nurse will apply which standard of practice pertaining to an administration set? - Correct Answer ️️ -- intermediate infusion sets should be immediately changes upon contamination - secondary intermediate IVPB should be changed every 24 hours _ primary effusion sets should be changed every 72 to 96 hours What nursing actions would prevent vascular access infection? - Correct Answer ️️ -- applying sterile gloves when applying a new central line dressing - removing a peripheral IV with redness as soon as the redness is noticed - checking expiration date on tubing and IV fluid The nurse knows that local complications are which of the following? - Correct Answer ️️ -- Phlebitis - Hematoma - extravasation What are the reasons that you as a nurse are concerned with preventing healthcare acquired infections? - Correct Answer ️️ -- healthcare institutions are often not reimbursed for hospital acquired infections - can be life threatening - there is a NPSG concerning infection prevention What actions will the nurse take to prevent infiltration/extravasation? - Correct Answer ️️ -- instruct the patient to immediately report pain, burning, or swelling at the IV site - do not attempt a peripheral IV more that two times per nurse - do not place a peripheral IV over a joint How does Chloroprep dry? - Correct Answer ️️ -air dry- DO NOT FAN OR BLOW DRY If a patient had jugular vein distention, difficulty breathing, 3-lb weight gain in 24 hours, and generalized edema, what nursing interventions would you carry out in the state of Ohio as an LPN? - Correct Answer ️️ -- daily weights - restrict oral intake - position patient in semi-fowlers - check lunch sounds for crackles What action would show an understanding by the LPN of a sterile technique? - Correct Answer ️️ -- the LPN only touches sterile objects to other sterile objects - the LPN takes care to make sure that sterile hands do not drop below the waist - the LPN avoids touching outside the one-inch border of the sterile field The patient has just had a hip fracture and has a history of CHF; which of these are risk for complications associated with the patients IV site? - Correct Answer ️️ -- immunity to infection generally declines with age placing Mrs. Livingston at a high-risk for infection - Mrs. Livingston is at an increased risk for infiltration or extravasation injury because geriatric patients typically have more fragile veins - have a fragile vein and being an elderly patient increase Mrs. Livingstons risk for phlebitis A newly admitted 50 y/o has severe bacterial pneumonia, has a pulse ox is 88%, and has had a mastectomy on her right side one year ago. What orders or interventions will the LPN in Ohio expect to carry out? - Correct Answer ️️ -- monitor continuous pulse ox readings - hang an IVPB antibiotic that works with several kinds of bacteria until the culture and sensitivity results come back - apply oxygen and give a nebulizer treatment as ordered What can the LPN safely delegate to a UAP? - Correct Answer ️️ -- monitor vital signs every four hours on a stable patient - apply non-prescription barrier cream to a fine rash on the patients back - notify the LPN that the IV pump is alarming An LPN is caring for a 15 y/o in a small town in Ohio. What interventions could you as the LPN carryout if the patient has nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for t