The healthcare provider's order reads, "Administer 5% dextrose solution with normal saline (D5NS) intravenously now.". Which should the nurse implement next?
a. Infuse a bolus of D5NS to the patient now.
b. Regulate an intravenous (IV) infusion pump at 125 mL/hour.
c. Call the healthcare provider to clarify the order.
d. Perform venipuncture with a butterfly needle.
C
The only recourse for the nurse is to clarify the order because it is incomplete. It is missing an infusion rate. You would not start an IV or give the IV until you have the infusion rate infor-mation.
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