The Nurse Is Assessing Patency Of An Iv Prior To Administering A Medication The Nurse Pulls 1 Point Back On The Plunger 1 (43.28 KiB) Viewed 57 times
The Nurse Is Assessing Patency Of An Iv Prior To Administering A Medication The Nurse Pulls 1 Point Back On The Plunger 2 (44.75 KiB) Viewed 57 times
The nurse is assessing patency of an IV prior to administering a medication. The nurse pulls 1 point back on the plunger of the syringe and notes blood in the syringe. What should the nurse do next? Clamp the IV tubing just above the port you are using Flush the tubing with normal saline 0 Remove the IV and restart the medication O Administer the medication The client is to receive 3 mL of an intramuscular medication. Which site should the nurse select for this injection? 1 point O Deltoid O Ventrogluteal Scapular area of the back O Vastus lateralis
The nurse is administering a viscous (thick) medication. What additional step must be added? 1 point Pull the skin taut O Wait 10 seconds before removing the needle after the injection Don (put on) gloves O Insert the needle at 90-degree angle using a dart-like motion The nurse is to administer medications to a client with a nasogastric tube. What action should 1 point the nurse implement when administering the medications? O Use a small bore syringe and push forcefully on the plunger O Administer each medication individually O Flush with 8 ounces of water after the last medication Crush all medications into fine powder, including XR, ER, EC, and SR
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