Phillips’s Manual of I.V. Therapeutics: Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy 7th Edition

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A nurse is attempting to initiate I.V. therapy for a client diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The client is combative and resists the nurse’s efforts to start the I.V. Which action by the nurse would result in an intentional tort? A. Failing to document the client’s combativeness B. Refusing to wear gloves while starting the I.V. C. Failing to report the client’s combativeness to a physician D. Starting an I.V. on a coherent client against the client’s wishes 2. A nurse who is caring for clients understands that he or she should provide care that meets at least the minimum standards of practice for nursing. Which phrase regarding standards of practice is most accurate? A. Standards of practice focus on the care provider and define needed activities and behaviors. B. Standards of practice focus on the recipient of care and describe the outcomes of care. C. Standards of practice are written laws enacted by the legislature. D. Standards of practice are the result of the performance of a function or process. 3. Which incident would cause a nurse to be named as a defendant in a malpractice suit? A. The nurse notes blood return noted in a peripheral IV catheter line. B. The nurse reports early signs of infection from a peripheral line inserted by a nurse on another unit C. The nurse places two peripheral IV catheters in a patient requiring emergency IV fluids, but only uses one D. The nurse records nerve damage caused by a peripheral IV catheter inserted the previous shift nurse