IV THERAPY - Midterm Questions and Verified
Answers
A private wrong, by act or omission that can result in civil action Correct Answer:
Tort
A patient does not want an IV but you give it anyways Correct Answer: Intentional
tort
4 Requirements to be considered MALPRACTICE Correct Answer: 1. It must be
established that the nurse had a duty to the patient - Assignments
2. A breach of standards of care or failure to carry out that duty must be proven
3. The patient must suffer actual harm or injury
4. There must be a causal relationship between the breach of duty and the injury
suffered
Standards of Care focuses on Correct Answer: The recipient of care
Guidelines by which the nurse should practice
Standards of Nursing Practice focuses on Correct Answer: The provider - the nurse
Documentation for IV therapy should include Correct Answer: Type, length, and
gauge of vascular access device
Date and time of insertion, # of attempts, identification of site, type of dressing, and
identificationof the person inserting the device.
Patient's tolerance of insertion
Site condition and appearance
, Site care
Patient understanding of therapies and procedures
Discontinuing therapy - catheter integrity, site appearance, dressing, patient
tolerance
What kind of masksshould be worn while caring for a patient diagnosed with TB?
When should the mask be removed? Correct Answer: N95 - Remove the mask as
soon as you get OUT of the room.
Scope of Practice - the LPN may NOT initiate or maintain: Correct Answer: Blood/
Blood Components
Solutions of TPN - can't hang
Cancer therapeutic agents, chemotherapy, or anti-neoplastic agents
Investigational or Experimental drugs
CVC, PICC, Arterial lines, or any line which terminates outside the periphereal
circulation
Any peripheral venous site other than the hand, forearm, and antecubital fossa
No IV PUSH meds - except normal saline or heparin flush
Iv piggyback - exception : antibiotic piggyback
LPN may not change the tubing on any line ... Correct Answer: that DOES NOT
TERMINATE in a peripheral vein
LPN may not program or set any functions on a Correct Answer: PCA
LPN may inject Correct Answer: Normal Saline Flush or Heparin Saline flush in a
peripheral vein
Answers
A private wrong, by act or omission that can result in civil action Correct Answer:
Tort
A patient does not want an IV but you give it anyways Correct Answer: Intentional
tort
4 Requirements to be considered MALPRACTICE Correct Answer: 1. It must be
established that the nurse had a duty to the patient - Assignments
2. A breach of standards of care or failure to carry out that duty must be proven
3. The patient must suffer actual harm or injury
4. There must be a causal relationship between the breach of duty and the injury
suffered
Standards of Care focuses on Correct Answer: The recipient of care
Guidelines by which the nurse should practice
Standards of Nursing Practice focuses on Correct Answer: The provider - the nurse
Documentation for IV therapy should include Correct Answer: Type, length, and
gauge of vascular access device
Date and time of insertion, # of attempts, identification of site, type of dressing, and
identificationof the person inserting the device.
Patient's tolerance of insertion
Site condition and appearance
, Site care
Patient understanding of therapies and procedures
Discontinuing therapy - catheter integrity, site appearance, dressing, patient
tolerance
What kind of masksshould be worn while caring for a patient diagnosed with TB?
When should the mask be removed? Correct Answer: N95 - Remove the mask as
soon as you get OUT of the room.
Scope of Practice - the LPN may NOT initiate or maintain: Correct Answer: Blood/
Blood Components
Solutions of TPN - can't hang
Cancer therapeutic agents, chemotherapy, or anti-neoplastic agents
Investigational or Experimental drugs
CVC, PICC, Arterial lines, or any line which terminates outside the periphereal
circulation
Any peripheral venous site other than the hand, forearm, and antecubital fossa
No IV PUSH meds - except normal saline or heparin flush
Iv piggyback - exception : antibiotic piggyback
LPN may not change the tubing on any line ... Correct Answer: that DOES NOT
TERMINATE in a peripheral vein
LPN may not program or set any functions on a Correct Answer: PCA
LPN may inject Correct Answer: Normal Saline Flush or Heparin Saline flush in a
peripheral vein
