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Piggyback Intermittent IV Infusion
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The Nurse returns to a clients room after the infusion of IV pain medication via a volume controlled administration set has been completed. Which sequence would the nurse now perform?
a) close the roller clamp, turn off the pump, remove the volume control device, recap it, and recheck the flow rate of the primary infusion
b) Open the roller clamp, remove the volume control device, and recheck the flow rate of the primary infusion
c) recheck the flow rate of the primary infusion, close the roller clamp, turn off the pump, remove the volume control device and recap it
d) Remove the volume control device, recap it, close the roller clamp, and recheck the flow rate of the primary infusion
The Nurse returns to a clients room after the infusion of IV pain medication via a volume controlled...
a) close the roller clamp, turn off the pump, remove the volume control device, recap it, and recheck the flow rate of the primary infusion
Rationale:
When removing the equipment following an infusion via a volume control administration set, the nurse would close the roller clamp, turn off the pump, remove the volume control device, recap it, and recheck the flow rate of the primary infusion. The roller clamp is closed to prevent IV leakage. The flow rate of the primary infusion is rechecked at the end in case it was disturbed during removal of the equipment
After injecting the medication into the injection port of a volume control administration set, what would the nurse do with the volume control chamber to mix the medications?
a) invert it
b) no action needed
c) inject air into it
d) Agitate it gently
After injecting the medication into the injection port of a volume control administration set, what ...
Agitate it gently
Rationale:
the nurse would rotate or gently agitate the volume control chamber to ensure that the medication is evenly mixed with the solution. Air would not be injected into the chamber
The nurse is administering an IV Medication to a client via a volume control administration set. When would the nurse regulate the calculated rate?
a) after attaching the label to the volume control device
b) immediately after agitating the volume control chamber to mix the medication
c) Immediately after opening the roller clamp on the volume control device tubing
d) immediately after inserting the tubing into the injection port
The nurse is administering an IV Medication to a client via a volume control administration set. Whe...
Immediately after opening the roller clamp on the volume control device tubing
Rationale:
The order in which the nurse would perform these actions is first agitate the volume control chamber to mix the medications. Then insert the tubing into the injection port. Next open the roller clamp on the volume control device tubing. lastly regulate the calculated drip rate and attach the label to the volume control device
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