A nurse is serving on a committee whose task is to plan cost-effective care at the facility. Which of the following client care tasks should the nurse recommend?

Change total parenteral nutrition IV tubing every 48 hr.

Replace total parenteral nutrition solution bags every 48 hr.

Replace peripheral IV solution bags every 96 hr.

Change peripheral IV primary tubing every 96 hr.

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) IV tubing should be changed every 24 hours due to the high risk of infection associated with TPN. Changing it every 48 hours is not recommended and could lead to increased patient risk.

B. Total parenteral nutrition solution bags should be changed every 12 to 24 hrs depending on the constituents

C. Peripheral IV solution bags should be replaced every 24 hrs.

D The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Standards of Practice recommend changing peripheral IV primary tubing every 96 hours. This is considered a cost-effective practice as it reduces the frequency of changing the tubing, thus saving resources, without compromising patient safety.

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Correct Answer is B

Explanation

Advance directives are legally binding documents that one uses to express their health care wishes for when they are unable to do so in the future. They include a living will, durable power of attorney. They are signed by the individual when they are mentally capable and healthy.

A. Only the individual signs the advanced directives

C. They are signed when one is healthy and mentally sound

D. The doctor has no role in the writing of a living will.

A. Notify the client's provider about the incident. B. Instruct the AP to discontinue the conversation. C. Complete an incident report about the breach of client confidentiality. D. Reassign the AP to other clients on the unit.

Correct Answer is B

Explanation

Instrucing them to discontinue the conversation immediately offers a solution instantly protecting the client's confidentiality.

While notifyin the provider and completing an incident report may be feasile, they may delay intervention leading to more harm.

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