The nurse is caring for a patient receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should report which of the following to the primary care provider?
a. Completion of each liter of fluid
b. Initiation of IV fluids
c. Small infiltration
d. Extravasation
D
If a patient suffers an extravasation, the primary care provider should be notified as soon as possible because complications of some vesicants can be reduced by injection of specific medications, whereas others require rapid medical intervention. It is not necessary to report when you routinely initiate or complete IV therapy. Primary care providers do not need to be notified of a small infiltrate, but it should be documented in the patient's medical record, and your facility may require completion of an event reporting form.
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