Question 2 • Introduction to Health Science - EL3601 B
A patient care technician (PCT), Marc, who is like a nurse’s assistant, is in a patient’s room. The intravenous (IV) machine starts to beep because the IV line gets tangled. The PCT helps the patient to untangle the line, but the beeping continues. Only nurses are trained to work with IV machines, but the nurse, Aerin, is busy with another patient. Marc knows that since the line is now clear, all Aerin will need to do is hit a button to stop the beeping . What should Marc do?
Answer
A
go get the nurse to tell her that he has already stopped the beeping on the IV machine
B
hit the button on the IV machine to stop the beeping because he has fixed the problem
C
go get the nurse so she can stop the beeping on the IV machine
D
hit the button on the IV machine to stop the beeping because he has seen this done
Explanation
Marc may help untangle the IV line, but the scenario says only nurses are trained to operate the IV machine. Stopping the alarm by pressing a button would still mean operating the machine, even if Marc knows what to do or has seen it done before. He should get Aerin so she can assess the situation and stop the beeping safely; that is choice C.
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