The nurse is about to bathe a female patient who has an intravenous line,and needs to remove her gown.The nurse should:

A) Temporarily disconnect the IV tubing at a point close to the patient and thread it through the gown.
B) Cut the gown with scissors to allow the arm to be easily removed from gown.
C) Thread the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve, keeping the line intact.
D) Disconnect the tubing, thread it through the gown, and reconnect the tubing.

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Cassidy Beltzner · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C , Explanation :  Thread the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve,keeping the line intact. If the patient has an IV line and is wearing a gown that does not have snap-open sleeves,the nurse should remove the gown first from the arm without the IV,then lower the IV container,and pass the gown over the tubing and the container,taking care to keep the container above the level of the patient's arm.Using this technique will keep blood from backing up into the IV line.Manipulating the IV equipment may change the flow rate; flow rate must be maintained as prescribed.The nurse should not disconnect the IV tubing; this breaks the sterile system and provides a portal of entry for pathogens.

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