expand icon
book Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle cover

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Edition 13ISBN: 9781469831770
book Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle cover

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Edition 13ISBN: 9781469831770
Exercise 3
An 85-year-old man is brought to the hospital with a decreased fluid intake forthe past 4 days and weakness.He is unable to tolerate oral fluids, so IV fluids areprescribed. What is the evidence for selecting a site for IV placement and selecting astabilization device for this patient? What criteria would you use to assess thestrength of the evidence? What is the evidence for when to change the IV site?
Explanation
Verified
like image
like image

Age:
• the patient is 85 years old
Cond...

close menu
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle
cross icon