Which of the following are recommended guidelines for the nurse who is administering a piggyback intermittent intravenous infusion of medication?
A) Place the additive solution lower than the primary solution container.
B) Ask the physician to calculate and regulate the infusion with an infusion pump.
C) Using clean technique, remove the cap on the tubing spike and the cap on the port of the medication container.
D) Attach infusion tubing to the medication container by inserting the tubing spike into the port with a firm push and twisting motion.
D
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1. True 2. False
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