An appropriate technique that the nurse implements while assisting with a central venous line insertion is to:
A. Put on sterile gloves
B. Use acetone to cleanse the skin
C. Apply an occlusive dressing over the site
D. Run the IV solution rapidly until a chest x-ray film is obtained
C
C. Apply occlusive transparent or occlusive gauze dressing over site.
A. Change sterile gloves—ensures that microorganisms removed during preparation are not introduced to catheter site.
B. Nurse saturates 4 × 4 gauze pads with alcohol, and physician scrubs area using circular motion from shoulder to ear to chin to nipple for approximately 1 minute. Alcohol cleans and defats skin.
D. Nurse initially runs the IV fluid in at a rapid rate (macrodrip 20 to 30 gtt/min, microdrip 60 gtt/min) for 5 to 10 minutes—assesses whether fluid is infusing easily through newly inserted line.
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