29 Classroom Response Question A patient is in the emergency department with an

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29 Classroom Response Question A patient is in the emergency department with an unspecified supraventricular dysrhythmia. The physician orders a dose of diltiazem (Cardizem) IV push. While the nurse administers the medication through the IV lock, the patient states she feels something wet spilling on her arm. Her heart rate was unchanged. What will the nurse do next? A. Assess the patient for diaphoresis. B. Check the IV lock to see if it is functioning properly C. Repeat the dose of diltiazem (Cardizem) D. Restart the IV in another location. 30

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Ans : B) Check the IV lock to see if it is functioning properly

Here since the patient is feeling wet on her arm , and even the heart rate is unchanged , which suggests that the drug is not entering into the body , and is getting spilled somewhere else. So the IV lock must be checked.

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