Test Bank for Phillips's Manual of I.V. Therapeutics, 7th Edition by Lisa Gorski, 9780803667044, Covering Chapters 1-12 Includes Rationales

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,Table3of3Contents

An3Overview3of3Professional3Practice3Issues3and3Infusion3Therapy3I
nfection3Prevention3and3Occupational3Risks
Fundamentals3of3Fluid3and3Electrolyte3Balance
3Parenteral3Solutions
Infusion3Equipment
Peripheral3I.V.3Catheters:3Initiation3and3Maintenance3of3Peripheral3Infusion3Therapy3P
hlebotomy3Techniques
Central3Venous3Access
Complications3of3Infusion3Therapy:3Peripheral3and3Central3Vascular3Access3Devices3Inf
usion3Medication3Safety,3Methods,3and3Routes
Transfusion3Therapy
3Parenteral3Nutritio
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, Chapter31:3Professional3Practice3Concepts3for3Infusion3Therapy

Multiple3Choice
Identify3the3choice3that3best3completes3the3statement3or3answers3the3question.

1. A3nurse3is3attempting3to3initiate3I.V.3therapy3for3a3client3diagnosed3with3gastroenteritis.3The3client3is3com
bative3and3resists3the3nurse’s3efforts3to3start3the3I.V.3Which3action3by3the3nurse3would3result3in3a
n3intentional3tort?
A. Failing3to3document3the3client’s3combativeness
B. Refusing3to3wear3gloves3while3starting3the3I.V.
C. Failing3to3report3the3client’s3combativeness3to3a3physician
D. Starting3an3I.V.3on3a3coherent3client3against3the3client’s3wishes



2. A3nurse3who3is3caring3for3clients3understands3that3he3or3she3should3provide3care3that3meets3at3least3the3
minimum3standards3of3practice3for3nursing.3Which3phrase3regarding3standards3of3practice3is3mo
st3accurate?
A. Standards3of3practice3focus3on3the3care3provider3and3define3needed3activities3and3behaviors.
B. Standards3of3practice3focus3on3the3recipient3of3care3and3describe3the3outcomes3of3care.
C. Standards3of3practice3are3written3laws3enacted3by3the3legislature.
D. Standards3of3practice3are3the3result3of3the3performance3of3a3function3or3process.



3. Which3incident3would3cause3a3nurse3to3be3named3as3a3defendant3in3a3malpractice3suit?

A. The3nurse3notes3blood3return3noted3in3a3peripheral3IV3catheter3line.
B. The3nurse3reports3early3signs3of3infection3from3a3peripheral3line3inserted3by3a3nurse3on3anoth
er3unit
C. The3nurse3places3two3peripheral3IV3catheters3in3a3patient3requiring3emergency3IV3fluids,3but3onl
y3uses3one
D. The3nurse3records3nerve3damage3caused3by3a3peripheral3IV3catheter3inserted3the3previous3shi
ft3nurse



4. The3intravenous3route3is3the3most3commonly3used3infusion3route.3The3nurse3notes3that3a3client3diagnosed3wi
th3metastatic3cancer3is3receiving3an3intraosseous3infusion.3Should3the3nurse3question3the3healthcare3
pro-3vider’s3order?
A. Yes;3the3healthcare3provider3is3not3following3INS3recommendations.
B. No;3the3nurse3should3never3question3the3healthcare3provider’s3order3when3it3comes3to3chemothe
r-3apy.
C. Yes;3this3route3of3infusion3is3dangerous3and3not3accepted3by3the3INS.
D. No;3other3routes3might3be3appropriate3for3administration3in3certain3situations3and3with3selecte
d3fluids3and3medications.