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What is the responsibility of the nurse in intravenous therapy?
Initiating, monitoring, and discontinuing the intravenous infusion.
What is the purpose of intravenous infusion?
To provide patients with fluid when adequate fluid intake cannot be achieved through oral route.
What are capillaries?
Tiny vessels that connect arteries and veins.
Which type of blood vessels carries blood pumped away from the heart?
Arteries
Why is intravenous therapy frequently used with hospitalized patients?
To prevent or treat fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
This quiz covers the objectives and content related to assisting in intravenous infusion, including defining intravenous infusion, explaining its purpose, differentiating types of intravenous fluids, and listing the equipment needed. It also involves the study of blood vessels and how blood is distributed.
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