A neonate is to receive an I.V. infusion of normal saline solution at 3 ml/hour. The nurse is setting the alarms on an I.V. infusion pump. How should the nurse set the alarms?
a) To sound when the infusion is infiltrating.
b) At 5% above and 5% below the keep-vein-open rate.
c) Within a 15% range of the keep-vein-open rate
d) At the exact drip rate as prescribed.
Ans: b) At 5% above and 5% below the keep-vein-open rate.
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