The nurse is educating a patient with a peripheral intravenous infusion of dextrose 5%. What is the most important information to share with the patient who has an IV infusing in the right hand?
A) Keep the IV fluids 18 inches above the extremity
B) Caution the patient not to bend the right wrist
C) Instruct on ambulating with an IV pole
D) Instruct the patient on fluid volume excess
Ans: B
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