NURS 6521N Week 1 Advanced Pharmacology Quiz - Walden University / Latest Update 2021

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Week 1 Advanced Pharmacology Quiz  Question 1 1 out of 1 points A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now re... ceiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? Response Feedback: Because the patient has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion, the patient is at high risk for infiltration of the IV site. Recording baseline vital signs or blood sugar level is an important nursing action, but not specific to IV administration of any drug. The patient is not known to take anticoagulants; so unless indicated, the nurse is not required to monitor the patient's bleeding time. [Show More]

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