Exam 12: Venous Access

When collecting blood samples with a butterfly needle and vacutainer, what disadvantage is the nurse aware of?

The nurse caring for a client who has hemophilia understands the client will receive transfusions of which blood product?

The nurse understands that the normal saline solution (0.9% NS) is often used to rehydrate clients due to which property?

The provider left an order for a client to receive 1000 mL of normal saline solution over 6 hours. The student nurse sets the pump to run at 145 mL/hour. What action by the faculty is best?

A new nurse is preparing to administer an IV push medication. After drawing the medication up, determining how fast to push the medication, identifying the client, performing hand hygiene, and assessing the IV site, the nurse gives the medication. What step would an experienced nurse include that the new nurse forgot?

The new nurse is inserting a peripheral IV line on a client. Which action demonstrates that the nurse needs to review the correct technique?

The nurse is hanging an IV piggyback with 100 mL with a microdrop tubing set. The infusion is to go over 60 minutes. How many drops per minute would deliver the rate correctly?

The nurse needs to hang an isotonic IV solution. Which solution will the nurse choose?

A client in the Emergency Department is hemorrhaging severely and needs immediate blood transfusion. What type of blood can this client safely receive without being crossmatched to it?

What information does the nurse give the client about delayed transfusion reactions?

The nurse is selecting a vein for an IV. What characteristics are most desirable? (Select all that apply.)

A client reports that the fluid in the IV is making the hand "turn cold." What action by the nurse is best?

A client with heart failure is to receive a transfusion of 2 units of packed red blood cells. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is working with IVs in several clients. Which action by the nurse demonstrates a need to review this material?

A client is having a serious blood transfusion reaction. What actions does the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

During handoff report, the nurse is informed that a client has had an extravasation. What does the nurse understand about this condition?

What does the nurse understand about an autologous transfusion?

Which statement by the student about IV tubing sets shows good understanding?

The nurse is hanging an IV piggyback with 100 mL with a macrodrop tubing set (drop factor 20). The infusion is to go over 60 minutes. How many drops per minute would deliver the rate correctly?

A nurse is administering an infusion of packed red blood cells. What actions does the nurse take in order to complete this procedure? (Select all that apply.)