Which IV order does the nurse question?

a. Flush Groshong catheter with 10 mL normal saline every 8 hours.
b. Infuse 20 mEq potassium chloride in 1000 mL D5W at 50 mL/hr.
c. Infuse 500 mL normal saline over 1 hour.
d. Infuse 0.9% normal saline at keep vein open (KVO) rate.


D
To be complete, IV orders for infusion fluids should specify the rate of infusion. This order does not specify the rate of infusion and is not considered complete.

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