When caring for hospitalized clients with central venous access devices (CVADs), the nurse's highest priority is:
a. monitoring the client's temperature every eight hours.
b. having the health care provider change the dressing every 48 hours.
c. assuring that betadine-povidone is used during dressing changes.
d. using aseptic technique when caring for device.
ANS: D
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A Incorrect: The client's temperature usually is monitored every four hours during hospitalization.
B Incorrect: Nurses generally perform the dressing changes.
C Incorrect: For clients allergic to iodine, another antiseptic agent is used.
D Correct: This is the best nursing action to prevent infection in a CVAD.
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