A nurse is choosing a vein to start an IV infusion in a patient. Which of the following are recommended veins to use when initiating an IV infusion? Select all that apply
A) Cephalic vein
B) Metacarpal
C) Antecubital vein
D) Leg veins
E) Basilic veins
F) Superficial veins on the dorsal aspect of the hand
A, B, E, F
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The nurse researcher is identifying potential areas within nursing that affect human rights. Which areas should the researcher consider for further study? (Select all that apply.)
1. Telenursing 2. Palliative care 3. Forensic nursing 4. Infusion therapy 5. Nurse imprisonment
Neomycin is not used parenterally because it:
a. causes excessive gastric irritation. b. would kill beneficial intestinal flora. c. is inactivated by gastric enzymes after a first pass through the liver. d. is more ototoxic and nephrotoxic than other aminoglycosides.
A man is scheduled for hospital outpatient surgery. He tells the nurse, "I don't know what that word, outpatient, means." How would the nurse respond?
A) "It means you will have surgery in the hospital and stay for 2 days." B) "It means the surgeon will come to your home to do the surgery." C) "Why would you ask such a question? Don't worry about it." D) "You will have surgery and go home that same day."
Which prescribed intervention will the nurse implement first for a patient in the emergency department who is experiencing continuous tonic-clonic seizures?
a. Give phenytoin (Dilantin) 100 mg IV. b. Monitor level of consciousness (LOC). c. Obtain computed tomography (CT) scan. d. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 4 mg IV.