Before the administration of intravenous fluid, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which information from the health care provider's orders?
a. Intravenous catheter size
b. Osmolarity of the solution
c. Vein to be used for therapy
d. Specific type of IV fluid
D
An order for infusion therapy must contain the following to be complete: specific type of fluid, rate of administration, and drugs added to the solution. Osmolarity of the solution is not necessary because it is incorporated into the specific type of fluid. It is the nurse's independent decision about the most appropriate vein to cannulate and the catheter size to use.
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