As an RN, you are providing care for a highly agitated patient

As an RN, you are providing care for a highly agitated patient who has been diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and is awaiting transfer to the mental health unit. The provider has ordered diazepam (Valium) IV push as needed to decrease anxiety. You and the senior RN agree that the patient is displaying acute anxiety and requires medication. The senior RN instructs you to “push the diazepam IV” through a port in the IV tube near the insertion site of the needle in the patient’s hand.

You remember from one of your clinical sessions in the ICU that the only IV solution used when pushing IV diazepam is normal saline, and it should be pushed through a large vein in the arm, not a small vein in the hand. The IV solution currently hanging on the patient is D5W. When you question the procedure that the senior RN has suggested, she says, “Look, this is how we do it here, missy. We are understaffed and do not have the time to switch the IV over to normal saline. When you push it in a port close enough to the IV site, it doesn’t matter what solution is hanging. If you want to work here, that is how you will do it.”

 

QUESTIONS

  1. How should you respond to the senior RN demanding the medication be given with the current solution?
  2. What are the possible consequences of administering the medication this way?
  3. What difficult behaviors is the senior RN displaying?
  4. Provide at least two strategies to communicate and work with the senior RN during this scenario.

How to Get Help with your Assignment in 3 mins

  1. Place Your Assignment Request in under 3 mins

    To access our online order form, click the "Order Now" button below.
  2. Complete the Payment

    Click on checkout link at the bottom of the order page to pay.
  3. Download Your Assignment

    Once we receive payment, one of our highly qualified essay writing experts will work on your assignment and complete it within your selected deadline.

What does the completed assignment have?

  • Thorough Research and High-Quality Essay Writing
  • Native UK, US, Canadian, Australian Writers
  • Up-to-date Sources Only (Less than 5 years)
  • 24/7 Online Support
  • Essay in 1,3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20 hours +...!
  • 100% Plagiarism Free
  • 100% Privacy Guarantee
  • Times New Roman, 12pt
  • Any Referencing Styles (APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Turabian...)
  • 275+ Words per page
  • Single/Double Spaced Papers
  • Plagiarism Report on Request

Why do college students choose our assignment help service?

  • list icon instant gradesExcellent Grades Guaranteed! (A+ or B Minimum)
  • list icon instant grades Privacy Guarantee - No one will ever know!
  • list icon instant gradesAlways delivered on time
  • list icon instant grades High-Quality Essays
  • list icon instant grades24/7 Instant Online Support
  • list icon instant gradesTitle Page --- FREE!
  • list icon instant gradesTable of Contents --- FREE!
  • list icon instant gradesReferences List ---FREE!
  • list icon instant gradesRevisions---FREE!
  • list icon instant gradesPlagiarism Report ---FREE!
  • list icon instant gradesEditing before submitting it to you ---FREE!