{"id":123,"date":"2018-08-14T14:07:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T14:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brooksidepress.org\/iv_infusion\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2018-08-14T14:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T14:07:18","slug":"lesson-1-self-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/iv_infusion\/self-tests\/lesson-1-self-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 1: Self-Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong>. Answer the following exercises by selecting the response that best answers the question or best completes the incomplete sentence.<\/p>\n

The correct answers are found at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n

[otw_is sidebar=otw-sidebar-1]<\/p>\n

1. Administration of an IV is indicated when a casualty is on the verge of shock or already in shock.<\/p>\n

a. The statement is true.<\/p>\n

b. The statement is false.<\/p>\n

2. Which of the following is\/are used in IV therapy?<\/p>\n

a. Hypertonic saline and dextran.<\/p>\n

b. Normal saline.<\/p>\n

c. Ringer’s lactate.<\/p>\n

d. Hextend\u00ae.<\/p>\n

e. All of the above.<\/p>\n

3. When administering and IV, you should continue to administer fluids until the\u00a0patient has a palpable __________ pulse.<\/p>\n

a. Carotid.<\/p>\n

b. Femoral.<\/p>\n

c. Radial.<\/p>\n

4. To prepare an infusion site, you:<\/p>\n

a. Cleanse the skin with an alcohol swab.<\/p>\n

b. Apply a constricting band two inches above the site selected.<\/p>\n

c. Palpate the vein selected.<\/p>\n

d. All of the above.<\/p>\n

5. When initiating an IV, you should insert the needle into the vein at approximately a\u00a0_______ degree angle until blood is observed in the flash chamber of the catheter.<\/p>\n

a. 10.<\/p>\n

b. 20.<\/p>\n

c. 30.<\/p>\n

d. 45.<\/p>\n

e. 90.<\/p>\n

6. How often should the IV be checked for signs of inflammation?<\/p>\n

a. At least every shift.<\/p>\n

b. At least every 24 hours.<\/p>\n

c. At least every 48 hours.<\/p>\n

d. At least every 72 hours.<\/p>\n

7. The temperature is 95 degrees Fahrenheit and the weather is sunny. The\u00a0casualty is to be evacuated by air ambulance (helicopter). Do you still need to\u00a0take precautions against hypothermia?<\/p>\n

a. Yes, hypothermia can still occur.<\/p>\n

b. No, the casualty may overheat.<\/p>\n

8. Infiltration is:<\/p>\n

a. Injury to vein during venipuncture or from later needle movement.<\/p>\n

b. A state of increased blood volume.<\/p>\n

c. An accumulation of fluids in the tissue surrounding the venipuncture site.<\/p>\n

d. An obstruction of a blood vessel by air.<\/p>\n

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Lesson 1: Self-Test Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. a (para 1-1)<\/p>\n

2. e (paras 1-3a(1), (2))<\/p>\n

3. c (paras 1-3d(3), (4))<\/p>\n

4. d (paras 1-6b(1), (2), (3))<\/p>\n

5. c (paras 1-6d(2), (3))<\/p>\n

6. a (para 1-8n(4)(c))<\/p>\n

7. a (para 1-4a)<\/p>\n

8. c (para 1-8a)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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