Nur 125 | Foundation of Nursing-- IV Therapy and Medication, Answered

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Nur 125 | Foundation of Nursing-- IV Therapy and Medication, Answered -What information can you find on IV order? - Amount of solution Type of solution Any additives Rate of administration Why... is the IV therapy prescribed? - Faster delivery What is a crystalloid solution? - Tonicity: Hyper, Hypo, and Iso Used to replace losses of water, electrolytes, CHO What is colloid solutions? - Functions like plasma protein Used to increase intravascular volume Example: Albumin, dextran, mannitol What is a hypotonic solution? - Hypotonic fluid has a lower number of particles than the blood example: 0.45% NaCl 0.45 NS (half of normal saline) 0.33% NS (third of normal saline) What is osmosis? - Liquid always wants to go from the lower concentration to higher concentration What hypotonic does to your body? - HYPO= Hippo Turn your cells into hippos(bloated) up the point cells will lyse Why patient is given a isotonic solution? - To increase extra cellular fluid in the body Cells need liquid Loss of blood Loss of liquid from dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea What cause cells to be dehydrated? - Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA) Hypo osmolar hyperglycemia [Show More]

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