IV therapy Flashcards
infusion therapy is essential because
some meds are iv only
true or false: vesicants cause infiltration
false; if iv is infiltrated and the nurse give u a vesicant, that could cause extravasation
vesicants cause extravasation true or false
true
when do we push iv potassium
never
albumin pulls fluid
into the vascular space
mannitol can cause extravasation true or false
true
after stopping an infusion with a suspected infiltrated iv next step is to:
assess to confirm infiltration
the brain has the ability to shot off awareness of a constant noise
true
a way a nurse could combat alarm fatigue
check tubing for bubbles
infiltrated iv only needs to be documented if harm is done to tissues
false
terbutaline is administered into an infiltrated iv to fix extravasation
true
