The PACU nurse is ensuring a postoperative client's intravenous line is infusing without difficulty. The goal of intravenous therapy in the immediate postoperative period is to:
a. meet the metabolic needs of the client.
b. maintain circulating volume.
c. provide calories.
d. sedate the client.
ANS: B
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