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NURl 242/l NUR242l Examl 1l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Medical-Surgicall
Nursingl Conceptsl Review|l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen


QUESTION
Whatl isl thel recommendedl frequencyl forl changingl al PICCl linel dressing?

Answer:
2-3l timesl al week,l andl wheneverl thel dressingl isl wetl orl non-occlusive.



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel standardl flushingl protocoll forl al PICCl line?

Answer:
Flushl withl 10mLl ofl normall salinel (NS)l beforel andl afterl medicationl administration.



QUESTION
Whatl nursingl assessmentl mustl bel performedl everyl shiftl forl al PICCl line?

Answer:
Assessl forl goodl bloodl flowl andl easyl flushingl tol ensurel linel patency.



QUESTION
Whatl isl al criticall safetyl precautionl regardingl bloodl pressurel measurementl forl al patientl
withl al PICCl line?

,Answer:
Dol notl takel thel client'sl bloodl pressurel onl thel arml thatl hasl thel PICCl line.



QUESTION
Listl fourl potentiall complicationsl associatedl withl PICCl lines.

Answer:
Malposition,l pneumothorax,l dysrhythmias,l andl catheterl embolism.



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel flushingl protocoll forl al Mid-Linel Catheterl (MLC)?

Answer:
Flushl afterl eachl infusionl orl everyl 12l hoursl usingl 10mLl ofl normall saline.



QUESTION
Whatl arel commonl complicationsl associatedl withl Mid-Linel Catheters?

Answer:
Thrombosis,l phlebitis,l airl embolism,l infection,l bleeding,l andl vascularl perforation.



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel dressingl changel frequencyl forl al Mid-Linel Catheter?

Answer:
2-3l timesl al week,l orl wheneverl thel dressingl isl wetl orl non-occlusive.



QUESTION
Whatl isl al Subcutaneousl Portl alsol knownl as?

Answer:
Anl implantablel venousl portl orl Port-a-Cath.

,QUESTION
Namel threel potentiall complicationsl associatedl withl Subcutaneousl Ports.

Answer:
Bleeding,l infection,l andl airl embolism.



QUESTION
Whatl techniquel shouldl bel usedl whenl providingl carel forl al centrall venousl accessl device?

Answer:
Asepticl technique.



QUESTION
Whatl typel ofl dressingl isl typicallyl usedl forl centrall venousl accessl devices?

Answer:
Al transparentl dressing.



QUESTION
Whatl arel thel keyl nursingl responsibilitiesl whenl monitoringl al venousl accessl device?

Answer:
Assessl thel dressingl andl site,l changel dressingsl andl capsl perl facilityl protocol,l andl
monitorl forl signsl ofl infectionl orl complications.



QUESTION
Whyl isl clientl educationl importantl forl patientsl withl al venousl accessl device?

Answer:
Tol ensurel thel clientl understandsl thel reasonl forl thel devicel andl howl tol participatel inl itsl
care.

, QUESTION
Whatl isl al seriousl respiratoryl complicationl thatl canl occurl duringl centrall venousl catheterl
insertion?

Answer:
Pneumothorax.



QUESTION
Whatl isl al potentiall vascularl complicationl ofl al centrall venousl catheter?

Answer:
Thrombophlebitisl orl thrombosis.



QUESTION
Whatl shouldl al nursel assessl forl ifl al patientl developsl respiratoryl distressl afterl CVCl
insertion?

Answer:
Breathl soundsl bilaterallyl tol rulel outl pneumothorax.



QUESTION
Whatl diagnosticl testl isl typicallyl requiredl afterl CVCl insertionl tol confirml placement?

Answer:
Al statl chestl x-ray.



QUESTION
Whatl isl al potentiall complicationl involvingl thel catheterl itselfl inl centrall venousl access?

Answer:
Catheterl breakagel orl catheterl embolism.

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