Chapter 14 Flashcards
A common cause of overhydration is:
Kidney failure
A solution with 0.9% sodium chloride is:
Called normal saline and is an isotonic solution
Signs and symptoms of overhydration include:
edema
Compared with enterally administered medications, parenterally administered medications:
Are absorbed into the central circulation at a more predictable rate
After starting a IV in the arm vein of a pt with chest pain and properly securing the catheter in place, you note that the IV is not flowing. You should:
ensure that the constricting band has been removed
The site on a patients forearm that has been cleaned with iodine and alcohol before starting a IV is considered
medically clean
Interosseous (IO) infusion is a technique of administering IV fluids and medications into:
the IO space of the long bone
Edema at the IV catheter site and continued IV flow after occlusion of the vein above the insertion site are signs of
Infiltration
When using a vial of medication you must FIRST determine:
how much of the drug is needed and how many doses are in the vial
If you discover that a IV is not flowing sufficiently, you should:
check the height of the IV bag.
Which of the following statements regarding dehydration is correct?
It is often a chronic condition in elderly patients and may take days to manifest.
When infusing crystalloid solutions through an IO catheter in an adult, you should:
Use a pressure infuser device
If a 10-mL vial contains 1 mg of a drug, how many mg/mL are present?
0.1
1 mg is equal to _____ mcg.
1,000
A drug that is contraindicated for a particular patient:
Should not be administered to the patient
