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This Updated/Latest 2025–2026 test bank for Phillips’ Manual of IV Therapeutics: Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy, 8th Edition is a comprehensive educational resource designed to help nursing students and clinical practitioners develop safe and evidence-based competency in intravenous therapy and infusion nursing. Covering all chapters, this resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed answer rationales, NCLEX-style examinations, clinical case studies, and critical-thinking exercises that reinforce safe infusion practices and clinical decision-making. Topics include principles of infusion therapy, vascular access devices, peripheral and central line management, IV fluid and electrolyte therapy, medication administration via IV route, compatibility and incompatibility of IV drugs, infection prevention, infusion-related complications, patient safety, blood transfusion therapy, parenteral nutrition, pediatric and geriatric infusion considerations, and evidence-based standards of practice. This study resource supports classroom learning, skills lab training, clinical preparation, and professional development while strengthening competencies required for safe intravenous therapy practice throughout 2025–2026. The 8th edition emphasizes updated infusion standards, patient safety protocols, and best practices in vascular access management.

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8TH Edition, Lisa Gorski, ISBN-13: 9780803667044
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An Overview of Professional Practice Issues and Infusion Therapy
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Infection Prevention and Occupational Risks
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Parenteral Solutions
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Infusion Equipment YFT L



Peripheral I.V. Catheters: Initiation and Maintenance of Peripheral Infusion Therapy
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Phlebotomy Techniques
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Complications of Infusion Therapy: Peripheral and Central Vascular Access Devices YFT L YFT L L
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Infusion Medication Safety, Methods, and Routes
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Nutrition
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,Chapter 1: Professional Practice Concepts for Infusion Therapy
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A nurse is attempting to initiate I.V. therapy for a client diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The client
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is combative and resists the nurse’s efforts to start the I.V. Which action by the nurse would result
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in an intentional tort?
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2. A nurse who is caring for clients understands that he or she should provide care that meets at least the
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minimum standards of practice for nursing. Which phrase regarding standards of practice is most
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3. Which incident would cause a nurse to be named as a defendant in a malpractice suit?
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A. The nurse notes blood return noted in a peripheral IV catheter line.
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B. The nurse reports early signs of infection from a peripheral line inserted by a nurse on
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C. The nurse places two peripheral IV catheters in a patient requiring emergency IV fluids, but
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D. The nurse records nerve damage caused by a peripheral IV catheter inserted the previous
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4. The intravenous route is the most commonly used infusion route. The nurse notes that a client
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diagnosed with metastatic cancer is receiving an intraosseous infusion. Should the nurse question the
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healthcare pro-vider’s order?
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D. No; other routes might be appropriate for administration in certain situations and with YFT L L
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, 5. Which competency assessment method is acceptable for nursing competencies which will occur once
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per year in the skilled nursing facility?
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6. One of the primary values of the INS designation of CRNI (certified registered nurse, infusion) is to:
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A. Protect the public
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7. Which problem-solving approach to clinical practice is the nurse manager applying when
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determining patient preference and values for successful clinical outcomes?
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8. Seven days ago the PICC nurse inserted a PICC line into the right forearm of a client diagnosed
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with cancer. When the nurse checks the client's site today, which nursing process outcome is
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9. Which compensatory model has been applied if the hospitalization rate for CLABSIs (central
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line-associated bloodstream infections) decreased significantly over the last quarter?
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A. VBP
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10. When called as an expert witness in an upcoming case, the nurse manager employs which techniques?
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