Quiz: Changing a Peripheral Venous Access Site Dressing

The nurse is assessing a client's peripheral venous access site and notes redness and inflammation at the site. What is the best action by the nurse at this time?

Discontinue current IV and relocate to new site.

A nurse is changing a client's peripheral venous access dressing. The nurse finds that the site is bleeding and oozing. Which type of dressing should the nurse use for this client?

Gauze dressing

A nurse is assessing a client's intravenous (IV) site while changing the dressing. Which signs would indicate fluid infiltration into the tissue around the IV catheter? Select all that apply.

Pallor, Swelling, Coolness

The nurse changes a client's peripheral venous access dressing. Which nursing action is correct?

Press the chlorhexidine applicator against the skin using a back-and-forth motion.

Which situation would warrant the need for the nurse to change a client's venous access dressing?

The skin around the site is wet.

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diaphoretic and observes that the dressing on the peripheral venous access site has become loose and needs changing. Which type of dressing would be best for this client?

a sterile gauze dressing

Which action by the nurse is most important to ensure the client's safety when changing a peripheral venous access device dressing?

placing the bed in the lowest position before leaving the room