Denise Spoon

207 Inns and outs of intravenous fluids 7 Questionsy All Nurses % (N=279) Nurses teaching hospitals % (n=178) Nurses university hospital % (n=87) Nurses general hospital % (n=14) All Prescribers % (N=25) Prescribers teaching hospitals % (n=14) Prescribers university hospital % (n=9) Prescribers general hospital % (n=2) P-values Feeling weak, cramps, dizziness, low blood pressure 3.6 (10) 4.5 (8) 2.3 (2) 0 8.0 (2) 0 22.2 (2) 0 4.What complications may occur when administering intravenous fluid(s) therapy? .146 Fever, decompensation, shortness of breath 90.3 (252) 92.1 (164) 88.5 (77) 78.6 (11) 100 (25) 100 (14) 100 (9) 100 (2) Dizziness, skin tear, coughing 2.2 (6) 1.1 (2) 3.4 (3) 7.1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Dehydration, coughing, shortness of breath 7.5 (21) 6.7 (12) 8.0 (7) 14.3 (2) 0 0 0 0 5.In which of the following situations is it recommended to give glucose 5% intravenous fluid? .093 A patient with a good kidney function with hypernatremia and NPO status 44.8 (125) 41.0 (73) 58.6 (51) 7.1 (1) 64.0 (16) 64.3 (9) 55.6 (5) 100 (2) A patient known to have diabetes mellitus type 2 who is unconscious with a blood sugar level of 2.1 mmol/L 48.7 (136) 53.9 (96) 31.0 (27) 92.9 (13) 36.0 (9) 35.7 (5) 44.4 (4) 0 A patient with hypovolemia 6.5 (18) 5.1 (9) 1.3 (9) 0 0 0 0 0 6.In which of the following situations is it recommended to give lactated Ringer’s solution? .263 A patient who is intravascularly dehydrated, hypotensive, and has a NPO status 67.7 (189) 69.7 (124) 63.2 (55) 71.4 (10) 80.0 (20) 71.4 (10) 88.9 (8) 100 (2) If sodium chloride 0.9% is not available, and speed is required 14.3 (40) 14.0 (25) 61.1 (14) 7.1 (1) 16.0 (4) 28.6 (4) 0 0 A patient with a potassium level of 4.0 mmol/L 17.9 (50) 16.3 (29) 20.7 (18) 21.4 (3) 4.0 (1) 0 11.1 (1) 0

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