Shelly is a home-care pediatric nurse. Tonight she is taking care of Ellen. Ellen has a PICC line and requires IV antibiotics via a pump to be given during Shelly's shift. Shelly knows the IV pump is used because:
1. The pump can deliver medication faster through a PICC.
2. The pump has built-in, customized software to prevent errors when delivering medications.
3. The pump is not required. It is just a preference.
4. The pump can tell Shelly when the medication has been completely delivered.
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Feedback
1. An IV pump can deliver medication at a multitude of speeds. The delivery is not always fast through a PICC.
2. The built-in software provides safety in medication dosage.
3. The pump is required to be in this setting per the order.
4. Complete delivery of the medication is important, but not the top priority for this question.
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