18. Types of law applicable to IV therapy: (a) Statutory law (b) Criminal law (c

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18. Types of law applicable to IV therapy: (a) Statutory law (b) Criminal law (c) Civil law (d) b&c; 19, The nurse may properly refuse to perform IV therapy, if in her professional judgement: (a) she is not qualified and competent (b) she doesn't like the doctor (c) she has reason to believe that harm will result to the patient in so doing (d) it's almost the end of her shift 20. According to the California Nurse Practice Act: (a) LVN's may administer small dose of Heparin for the sole purpose of keeping the Heparin lock patent (b) RN's or LVN's can both administer therapeutic doses of Heparin (c) Therapeutic doses of Heparin can be administered by RN's only (d) a&c; 21. The IV solution that most closely resembles extracellular fluid is: (a) Di0w (b) D5W (c) D5NS (d) LR The following criteria should be considered when selecting a vein for infusion: (a) status of the patient's vein (b) location of previous IV site (c) solution to be administrate (d) all of the above 22· Most institutions don't allow nurses to administer local anesthetics prior to rv 23. insertion because: (a) anaphylactic reaction may occur (b) increased cost (c) increased potential for infection (d) all of the above

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18. (d) Types of law applicable in IV therapy is both Civil and Criminal law.

19. (a) A nurse may refuse to perform IV therapy if she is not qualified and competent which can also cause legal issues therefore it is best to avoid if you are not qualified.

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