Question 1

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A student nurse is changing the intravenous (IV) line tubing of a patient's

peripheral IV. Which action, if made by the student nurse, indicates that

further instruction is needed? The student nurse: (Select all that apply.)

instructs the patient and family caregiver about the procedure.

sets the rate to KVO and fills the drip chamber of the old tubing.

Correct!

connects the new tubing to the patient and then removes any air bubbles.

Correct!

opens the clamp so that the flow rate is wide open to reduce the time of

priming the tubing.

accidentally contaminates the spike. The student nurse then discards the

infusion tubing and obtains a new infusion set.

carefully removes the old tubing and quickly inserts the new primed tubing

to the catheter hub.

The student nurse requires further instruction regarding two aspects. The

student nurse should open the clamp slowly when priming the tubing to

avoid the formation of bubbles in the tubing, and the student nurse should

remove air from the tubing before connecting it to the patient. All other

actions by the student nurse were correct. To reduce the risk of infection, the

student nurse should obtain a new infusion set if the spike is contaminated.

The patient should be instructed on the procedure to gain patient