Steps in changing an IV bag or bottle include:
a. occluding the flow of solution from the depleted bag by moving the roller clamp on the IV administration tubing.
b. cleansing the spike with a disinfectant before inserting it into the new bag.
c. changing the administration set at the same time.
d. flushing the IV site with a heparinized solution before attaching the new bag/bottle to the administration set.
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A) in large cities in the 19th-century United States. B) during the U.S. Civil War. C) during the Napoleonic Wars. D) in ancient Mesopotamia.
As a carious lesion progresses, it takes on a triangular shape with the apex pointing toward the ________ and the base toward the ________
A) cementoenamel junction, outer surface of the tooth B) dentinoenamel junction, outer surface of the tooth C) outer surface of the tooth, cementoenamel junction D) outer surface of the tooth, dentinoenamel junction