The nurse is preparing an IV setup for a pediatric client and decides to use a volumetric infusion pump. The decision is based on knowledge of these pumps and their ability to:
a. decrease nursing assessment and monitoring time
b. maintain constant intravascular pressure within the IV access
c. maintain the patency of the vascular access
d. provide accurate flow rates
ANS: B, C, D
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Correct b, c, and d are correct.
Incorrect a. The nurse must assess and monitor IVs being maintained by volumetric IV pumps, just as with gravity drip administration
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