A Patient Has Medication Prescribed to Be Given by Intravenous

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Multiple Choice

A patient has medication prescribed to be given by intravenous (IV) bolus.The nurse recognizes which advantage of this type of administration?

• A) There is a slower onset of medication effects.
• B) Medications are given over a longer time frame.
• C) Medications given by IV bolus are less irritating to the veins.
• D) Small volumes are used,so fluid overload can be avoided.

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

Haploid generation of the alternation-of-generations life cycle of a plant; produces gametes that unite to form a diploid zygote.

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle of certain plants and algae that involves a regular alternation between two distinct forms: the sexual phase (gametophyte) and the asexual phase (sporophyte).

Liverwort

Bryophyte with a lobed or leafy gametophyte and a sporophyte composed of a stalk and capsule.

Protonema

The initial stage in the life cycle of mosses and some algae, characterized by a thread-like chain of cells.