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Blood sampling for diagnostic tests, donor phlebotomy for transfusion, fluid volume maintenance, fluid volume replacement, medication administration, blood/blood product administration, nutritional supplementation, and to KVO are some reasons for?
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IV therapy
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provides a route for emergency access, provides a route for an unconscious pt, and it saves time for the nurse
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advantages of IV therapy
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possibility of fluid overload, infiltration, and thrombosis
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disadvantages
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Infections are either _______ or ________.
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local; systematic
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Right pt, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation, and right technique
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7 rights of medication administration
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A medication is considered to be given "on time" if it is given when?
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30 minutes before the scheduled time or 30 minutes after the scheduled time
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Documentation of the IV procedure should include what?
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the solution ordered, the time it was started, the type of catheter used including length and gauge
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What are the most often causes of sepsis which can lead to death?
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E. Coli, pseudomonas, and klebsiella
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What is most common microbe found on the skin and is greatest threat to the pt
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coagulase-negative staphylococci
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Blood is the greatest reservoir for?
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Hep A Virus (HAV), Hep B Virus (HBV), Hep C Virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
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When a person develops an infection in the hospital, the infection is referred to as?
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nosocomial infection
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The major organism that causes IV cannula-related infections is
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Staphylococus epidermidis
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Most important way to prevent the spread of a nosocomial infection is?
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proper hand hygiene
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Who are considered to have potentially harmful blood and body fluids by the CDC?
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All persons
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2% aqueous chlorhexidine gluconate, 70% isopropyl alcohol, 10% providone-iodine, and 2% tincture of iodine are the...? |
CDC recommended precannulation antiseptic agent to use for IVs |
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When does the CDC recommend changing IV site dressings?
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damp, loose, soiled, or when the IV is changed and that the IV cannula device for peripheral IVs be changed at 72 to 96 hours intervals
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The use of needless systems, care and precaution in handling and disposing needles in approved sharps containers, and NOT.....?
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recapping used needles are the only way to prevent needle sticks.
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What helps with the distribution and movement of H2O, maintenance of acid-base balance, and provide chemicals needed to carry out cellular reactions
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Electrolytes
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The main component of the body fluids and accounts for ____ to ____ of the adult body weight is _____.
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50 - 70%; H2O
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intracellular
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fluid inside the cell
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extracellular
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fluid outside the cell; mainly responsible for transport of nutrients and wastes throughout the body (serves as vehicle of movement for substances to move to and from body areas), maintain cell primability and membrane potential for good use
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What is usually caused by too much O2 and too little CO2 and is seen most often in hyperventilating pts?
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Respiratory alkalosis
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An electrolyte, that works with calcium, is responsible for?
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maintenance of bones and teeth.
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Normal pH level?
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7.35-7.45
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