Reference no: EM133844582

Question

1. During the end of shift report, the day shift nurse discusses the parenteral intake from the "primary IV." What does the evening shift nurse understand about the primary IV?

A. It has an end cap that can be accessed by a needless system to infuse IV medications.
B. It is always infused using an IV pump.
C. It is the main continuous IV used to provide fluid and electrolytes.
D. It is usually inserted into a large vein near the heart.

2. The nurse has the following IV order: Start 1,000 mL 0.9% NaCl every 12 hr. What is mL/hr the nurse will set on the IV pump?

A. 12 mL/hr
B. 80 mL/hr
C. 83 mL/hr
D. 84 mL/hr

3. The nurse has the following new IV order: Start 500 mL D5W at 80 mL/hr. The IV is to be infused by IV pump. What is the rate of infusion that the nurse will set on the IV pump?

A. 6.25 mL/hr
B. 63 mL/hr
C. 80 mL/hr
D. 83 mL/hr

4. The order is for 1 L of 0.9% NaCl over 6 hr. What is the mL/hr the nurse will set on the IV pump?

A. 16 mL/hr
B. 17 mL/hr
C. 166 mL/hr
D. 167 mL/hr

5. The evening nurse assesses the patient at the start of the shift. The IV order is to infuse 1,000 mL of lactated Ringer's over 6 hr. The IV was started by the day nurse at 12 noon using an IV pump. Based on this assessment, which of the following should the evening nurse expect?

A. The IV will be completed by 1400.
B. The IV pump will be set at 167 mL/hr.
C. The IV pump will be infusing at 167 gtt/min.
D. The IV fluid will last throughout the evening shift.

6. The nurse starts 500 mL of IV fluid by gravity at 12 noon. The nurse has an IV tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. The IV is to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The IV tubing should be regulated to _____ gtt/min.

A. 4
B. 18
C. 31
D. 125