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Intravenous treatment for well-being Care team of workers is a one-of-a-kind booklet for entry-level future health care practitioners to benefit the fundamentals of IV treatment. This eight-chapter text/workbook covers crucial themes, together with assurance in the scope of perform for clinical Assistants. The e-book and accompanying CD are hugely visible and concentrate on software and figuring out, in addition to proposing real-life events that could happen in the course of IV treatment and their precious suggestions.
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CDC 25. Why do you use personal protective equipment such as gowns and masks? a. to keep your uniform and your face clean b. to prevent the spread of infection to a patient c. to prevent the contamination of your clothes or mucous membranes during patient care d. indd 37 Safety and Infection Control 37 1/3/07 1:36:25 PM What Should You Do? (Critical Thinking/Application Questions) 1. You are assisting a coworker in changing the sheets and bathing a total-care patient who recently had an IV started.
A. intercellular fluid b. extracellular fluid c. electrolytes d. interstitial fluid 23. Which of the following helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance by regulating water retention? a. aldosterone b. active transport c. antidiuretic hormone (ADH) d. osmosis 24. Which of the following is considered an advantage of IV medication administration? a. It is more painful but also more effective. b. It can be stopped quickly when an adverse reaction occurs. c. It is given directly into a muscle during emergencies.
Indd 14 Chapter 1 Practices of IV Therapy 1/3/07 1:33:44 PM Figure 1-7 Central IV therapy delivers fluids or medication directly into a larger vein for long-term, large-volume, or multiple infusions. There are various types of central IV lines, but all must be inserted by a specially trained and licensed employee, usually the physician. It may be your responsibility to check these IV sites or monitor the infusion. Some central IV catheters are left in patients over long periods of time and are monitored in outpatient facilities (Figure 1-7).