While monitoring a client receiving chemotherapy set to infuse over 3 hours, the nurse notes after the first hour that just over 160 mL of the original 500 mL has infused. Which action by the nurse is best?
A. Alter the pump setting to infuse at 150 mL/hr.
B. Alter the pump setting to infuse at 200 mL/hr to ensure the medication finishes on time.
C. Assure the client the infusion is running appropriately and document current assessment.
D. Instruct the client the infusion will be completed in another 2.5 hours and do not change the infusion rate.
ANS: C
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