The nurse administering an IV piggyback medication to a preschool child should take which action?
a. Dilute the medication in at least 20 milliliters and infuse over at least 15 minutes.
b. Flush the IV tubing before and after the infusion with normal saline solution.
c. Inject the medication into the IV catheter using the port closest to the child.
d. Inject the medication into the IV tubing in the direction away from the child.
A
Medications given by IV piggyback are diluted in at least 20 milliliters of IV solution and administered over at least 15 minutes. When administering medications by IV piggyback, the nurse flushes the tubing after the medication has infused, usually with 16 to 20 milliliters of IV solution. The nurse is using the IV push method when injecting medication into the IV tubing using the port closest to the child. The IV retrograde method involves clamping the IV tubing below the injection port and injecting medication into the tubing in a direction away from the child, causing it to flow into the tubing above the injection port.
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