Question

a nurse is preparing to initiate iv antibiotic therapy for a newly admitted 12 month old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Change the iv site every 3 days

Use a 24 gauge catheter to start the IV

Cover the insertion with an opaque dressing

Start the iv in the infants foot

A nurse is planning care for a toddler who has developed oral ulcers in Response to chemotherapy. which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

schedule routine oral care every 8 hr

cleanse the gums with Saline soaked gauze

moist in the mucosa with lemon glycerin swabs

administer oral viscous lidocaine

A nurse is providing teaching to the guardians of a school age child who has sickle cell disease about management of the illness. which of the following instructions should the nurse include

apply cold compresses to painful areas

limit fluids at bedtime

encourage physical activity as tolerated

have the child wear a surgical mask to school

Answer 1

Option b is the correct answer as the 24 gauge canula is the appropriate size for an infant as it is small in size and is easy to insert. So for an antibiotic therapy it requires only 24 gauge of canula and not any small gauge iv canulla as it is enough for an antibiotic therapy. The infants have very thin skin and soft and also large size canulla is difficult to insert and keep in place .

Option a is wrong as at the initiation of antibiotic therapy the need to change the iv canula in 3 days does not arise . May circumstances can arise like quick discharge so after 3 days the canula change is not sure so is wrong

Option c is wrong as it is always preferred to use a transparent or semi-transparent material to cover the insertion site . So it is wrong answer.

Option d is wrong answer as both hand and legs are preferred. There is no mandatory that it should be administered through leg .