A patient who is undergoing intravenous therapy should not perform isometric exercises because it may lead to bleeding and injury at the injection site. During a shower, the patient should protect the injection site and dressing from getting wet by covering it with plastic. Applying pressure with sterile gauze at the injection site if the catheter falls out helps to reduce bleeding. Inflammation and itching at the injection site may be an indication of infection and phlebitis; the patient should report these manifestations immediately.
There were no options listed?? Hypothalamic damage can lead to: loss of autonomic control of body temp., blood pressure, loss of hunger and thirst drives, pituitary hormone deficiencies.
