Archive for November 11th, 2008

Nursing - Learning the ins and outs of I.V. therapy

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

1. Your patient is receiving 400 mg of dopamine in 500 ml of D5W for renal perfusion. The drug is infusing through an I.V. catheter in the cephalic vein of his left forearm. During your assessment, you note signs of extravasation. Which medication should be administered to treat this p…