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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: Module 8: Pharmacology and Intravenous Therapies
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EXAM CODE: NR 439 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE EXA
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M QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. A nurse notes that the site of a client's peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter is reddened,
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warm, painful, and slightly edematous near the insertion point of the catheter. On the basis of
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this assessment, the nurse first: A Removes the IV catheter B Slows the rate of infusion C Noti
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fies the healthcare provider D Checks for loose catheter connections
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[Verified Solution]: A Removes the IV catheter
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Q2. A nurse hangs a 500-
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mL bag of intravenous (IV) fluid for an assigned client. One hour later the client complains of
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chest tightness, is dyspneic and apprehensive, and has an irregular pulse. The IV bag has 100
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mL remaining. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A Removing the IV
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B Sitting the client up in bed C Shutting off the IV infusion D Slowing the rate of infusion
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[Verified Solution]: C Shutting off the IV
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Q3. A physician prescribes 2000 mL of 5% dextrose and normal saline 0.45% for infusion ove
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r 24 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. At how many drops per minute does the nurse set th
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e flow rate? (Round to the nearest whole number).
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[Verified Solution]: 21 dd dddd




Q4. A nurse is assessing a peripheral intravenous (IV) site and notes blanching, coolness, and
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edema at the insertion site. What should the nurse do first? A Remove the IV B Apply a warm
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compress C Check for blood return D Measure the area of infiltration
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[Verified Solution]: A Remove the IV dd dddd dd dd dd

, Q5. A home care nurse has been assigned a client who has been discharged home with a presc
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ription for parenteral nutrition (PN). Which of the following parameters does the nurse plan t
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o check at each visit as a means of identifying complications of the PN therapy? Select all that
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apply. A Weight B Glucose test C Temperature D Peripheral pulses E Hemoglobin and hemat
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ocrit
[Verified Solution]: A Weight B Glucose test C Temperature
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Q6. A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). Which of the fo
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llowing signs and symptoms causes the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing hypergly
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cemia as a complication? A Pallor, weak pulse, and anuria B Nausea, vomiting, and oliguria C
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dNausea, thirst, and increased urine output D Sweating, chills, and decreased urine output
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[Verified Solution]: C Nausea, thirst, and increased urine output
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Q7. At 1600 the nurse checks a client's parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion bag and finds 1100
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mL remaining in the 3000-
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mL bag. The solution is running at a rate of 100 mL/hr. The bag was hung the previous day at
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1800. The nurse plans to change the infusion bag and tubing this evening at: A 1700 B 1800 C
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2000 D 2100
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[Verified Solution]: B 1800 dd dddd dd




Q8. A client is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) with fat emulsion (lipids) piggybacked to th
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e PN solution. For which signs of an adverse reaction to the fat emulsion should the nurse mon
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itor the client? Select all that apply. A Chills B Pallor C Headache D Chest and back pain E N
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ausea and vomiting F Subnormal temperature
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[Verified Solution]: A Chills C Headache D Chest and back pain E Nausea and vomiting
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Q9. The nurse is preparing to change the solution bag and intravenous tubing of a client recei
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ving parenteral nutrition (PN) through a left subclavian central venous line. Which essential a
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ction does the nurse ask the client to perform just before switching the tubing? A Turn the he
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ad to the left B Turn the head to the right C Exhale slowly and evenly D Take a deep breath a
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[Verified Solution]: D Take a deep breath and hold it
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Q10. A nurse suspects that a client receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) through a central line
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has an air embolism. The nurse immediately positions the client on the: A Left side with the h
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