Question

A nurse has been asked by the physician to administer intravenous (IV) medications to a patient with typhoid. What are the responsibilities of the nurse when administering IV medications to a patient?

Answer 1

The responsibilities of the nurse when administering IV medications to a patient include;

Computing and establishing flow rates of the medications as prescribed by the physician.

Documenting information pertaining to the preparation, administration, and termination of the IV therapy.

Detecting the presence of sediments and cloudiness of IV solution

Incompatibilities of drugs and solution

Checking the expiration date of IV solution and materials

Checking for cracks of IV bottle