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A nurse prepares to administer IV colchicine. Which precaution is correct?
 
  a. The medication should be administered in an IV line with D5 normal saline.
  b. The medication should be diluted with a bacteriostatic solution.
  c. The medication should be administered over 1 minute.
  d. The nurse should verify that the IV line is in the vein and patent.
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ANS: D
The nurse should confirm that the IV catheter is in the vein and patent. Extravasation of the drug can cause local necrosis, with sloughing of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
The medication should be diluted and administered with 20 mL of sterile sodium chloride.
The medication should be diluted with sterile sodium chloride; no specific solution is identified here.
The medication should be administered over 5 minutes or longer.
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