While teaching a patient about the signs of IV therapy-associated phlebitis, how does the nurse describe an area with phlebitis?
a. Warm, edematous, and red
b. Painful and cyanotic
c. Painless and numb
d. Edematous and cool
ANS: A
Areas of phlebitis are warm, edematous, and red.
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Standards of care, standardized care plans, protocols, policies, and procedures are developed and accepted by the nursing staff for which of the following reasons?
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