You are the nurse caring for a patient who is to receive IV daunorubicin, a chemotherapeutic agent. You start the infusion and check the insertion site as per protocol
During your most recent check, you note that the IV has infiltrated so you stop the infusion. What is your main concern with this infiltration
A) Extravasation of the medication
B) Discomfort to the patient
C) Blanching at the site
D) Hypersensitivity reaction to the medication
Ans: A
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Irritating medications, such as chemotherapeutic agents, can cause pain, burning, and redness at the site. Blistering, inflammation, and necrosis of tissues can occur. The extent of tissue damage is determined by the medication concentration, the quantity that extravasated, infusion site location, the tissue response, and the extravasation duration. Extravasation is the priority over the other listed consequences.
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